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COUNTY OF HAWAII * STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO. 51
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY
CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PUBLIC TRANSIT
SYSTEM, ISLAND -WIDE FARE STRUCTURE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Purpose. To amend Article 4, Public Transit System, Island -Wide Fare
Structure, of the Hawai`i County Code. The amendment of this article will establish a $1.00
cash fare for riders of the Hele -On bus system. Children under the age of five, senior citizens,
individuals with disabilities and students will be able to ride free of charge; and for all other
riders, a discount of twenty -five percent will be provided on a fare pre - payment program
utilizing bus passes or bus tickets.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, article 4, Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Article 4. Public Transit System.
Division 1. Island -Wide Fare Structure.
Section 18 -90. Fares.
(a) Every person using the mass transit service owned, maintained or operated by the County •
shall be charged [ • • - - - - • - • - - . - - - - :] a $1 cash one -way fare.
[(a) Hilo Hamakua Waimea Kohala Kona.
(13) Hilo Puna Ka`u.
-• - -. - -- - - --- - - - : • .
(c)] (b) Fare prepayment [discount] discounts.
(1) All tickets for travel [between the points set out in above schedules] can be
prepurchased at a discount of [ten] twenty -five percent off the scheduled cash
fare[..-] by purchasing a sheet of ten tickets for $7.50 per sheet with no expiration
date ( "Ten Ride Discount Sheet ").
(2) [The] A monthly bus pass fare plan [shall be based upon individual issuance of
bus passes for travel within and between designated zones set out in thc above
schedules upon payment of thc designated monthly bus fares to the mass transit
agency. The ten percent discount in this paragraph shall not apply to the demand
response fare.] will be offered at a cost of $30 for unlimited rides on all routes.
Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no
grace period.
(3) Both the Ten Ride Discount Sheet and the monthly pass must be purchased
directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative.
[01)](c) Fare [prepayment discount] waived for children under the age of five (5), senior
citizens, [ ] individuals with disabilities and students.
All fares for travel by children under the age of five, senior citizens, [handicapped
personi] individuals with disabilities and students [, between the points set out in the
above schedules, can be prepurchased at a disc: - - - . :. - :. - -
off thc scheduled case fare. The monthly bus pass fare plan shall be based upon
set out in the above schedules upon .. - - • . - - .. . - .
mass transit agency. The ten percent discount in paragraph (c) shall not apply to
prepaid tickets and monthly bus passes purchased pu .. - • .. ..
thirty three and one third percent discount in this paragraph shall not apply to the
demand response fare.] shall be waived.
(1) Children under the age of five shall ride free of charge.
(2) Senior citizens age fifty -five and older shall ride free of charge, after providing
proof of age from a valid State ID card, County of Hawai`i Senior ID card,
driver's license, birth certificate or passport.
(3) An individual with a disability shall ride free of charge with a valid, "Person With
Disability Identification Card ", issued by the County of Hawai`i.
(4) Students (through college) shall ride free of charge, after providing a valid school
identification card.
[(e) Circuit fares.
For same day round trip travel discs - - - _ . - . . -, . . •
fare to be collected is set out in schedule C in section 18 92.]
¢(4)4 (d) Shared -ride fares.
Shared -ride program coupons may be purchased by the public through the mass transit
agency and its designated coupon sales outlets in accordance with the following schedule:
Coupon Price
5 coupon book $15 ($3 per coupon)
10 coupon book $25 ($2.50 per coupon)
15 coupon book ..$30 ($2 per coupon)
For one -way travel limited to a maximum of nine miles under the shared -ride
program the fare to be collected is set out in fare schedule [14] A in section 18 -92.
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[(g)](e) Promotional fares.
(1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide lower bus fares when a new
route or service is provided or to boost ridership on established routes.
(2) The transit administrator may establish fares on a temporary basis for a
period not to exceed ninety calendar days for bus routes and services.
[(h3 Island wide transportation free zone.
(1- The purpose of this subscction is to provide the public with a transportation
alternative to the private automobile. The provision of an effective public
economic, social and lifestyle benefits for the residents of Hawai`i County. The
distances residents must travel for work, medical, education, and social needs will
be alleviated by providing public transportation at no cost to the user.
(2) The County of Hawai`i shall be designated a transportation kokua zone. Riders
..., . • - . . . _ . :ularly scheduled bus route operated by the County
(3) The transportation kokua zone shall not apply to County contracted share ridetaxi
services, County operated curb to curb van services or County operatcd non
scheduled bus services.
(4) The County wide transportation kokua zone shall terminate on June 30, 2011.
(5) Within one year of the kokua zone's effective date, and again not later than ninety
days prior to June 30, 2011, the transit administrator shall report to the Hawai`i
County council on the impact of its implementation.]
Section 18 -91. Baggage.
A driver of any mass transit bus owned, maintained and operated by the County shall
charge $1 for each piece of baggage, including large backpacks, except that any small bag such
as a train case, handbag, briefcase, or a package that can be carried on the lap of the passenger
and within the passenger's respective seat shall be conveyed without charge.
Section 18 -92. Fare schedules. [
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Conditions:
1. Circuit faros valid only for samc day round trips.
2. Other discounts not applicable.
• • • • • • - 8. chase of tcn circuit faros required.]
FARE SCHEDULE [H] A
Shared -Ride Fares
One -Way Mileage No. of Coupons (Per Person)
0 — 4.0 miles 1 coupon
4.1 — 9.0 miles 2 coupons
Rates are maximum charge per zone. Shared -ride carriers may charge less at their
discretion."
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
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SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of
the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this
end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect July 1, 2011.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
Hilo , Hawai`i
Date of Introduction: May 4, 2011
Date of 1st Reading: May 4 , 2 011
Date of 2nd Reading: June 1, 2011
Effective Date: July 1, 2011
REFERENCE: Comm: 189.2
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawai`i
Hilo, Hawai`i
Introduced By: Dennis Onishi ROLL CALL VOTE
Date Introduced: May 4 , 2011 AYES NOES ABS EX
First Reading: May 4 , 2011 Blas X
Published: May 14 , 2011 Ford X
Hoffmann k
REMARKS: May 17, 2011- Amended to Draft 2 and Ikeda X
f iled due to a vote of 4 -ayes, 4 -noes, and Onishi X -
1- absent; June 1, 2011- Motion for reconsideration Pil X
approved and a re -vote was taken on Bill 51, Smart X
Draft 2. Yagong X
Yoshimoto A
Second Reading: June 1, 2011 6 2 1 0
To Mayor: May 13, 2011
Returned: June 20 , 20 11 (Draft 2) ROLL CALL VOTE
Effective: July 1 , 2011 AYES NOES ABS EX
Published: ,Tune 25 , 2011 Bias X
Ford X
REMARKS: — —
Hoffmann X
Ikeda X
Onishi X
Pilago X
Smart X
Yagong X
Yoshimoto X
6 3 0 0
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the C ty Council published as
indicated above.
APPROVED AS TO
FOR —
COUNC'IL CHAIRPER.
DEPUTE,..? ON COUNSEL .. ,, t i t f (ted 4'
COU Y OF HAWAII
Date
JUN 14 2 011C OCI;VTY CLERK
51 (Draft 2)
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