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COUNTY OF HAWAII ••:-'= STATE OF HAWAII
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BILL NO. 86
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4 SECTION 18-90 OF THE HAWAII
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. The purpose of this measure is to adjust bus fares for public transportation
to accommodate increases in expenditures for such service, while still providing all riders a
significant subsidy from the County of Hawai'i.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, Section 18-90, of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005
edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
Section 18-90.Fares.
(a)Every person using the mass transit service owned, maintained or operated by the County shall be
charged a [$1] $2 cash one-way fare.
(b)Fare prepayment discounts.
(1)All tickets for travel can be prepurchased at a discount of twenty-five percent off the scheduled cash
fare by purchasing a sheet of ten tickets for [$7750] $15_per sheet with no expiration date("Ten Ride
Discount Sheet").
(2) Senior citizens age sixty(60) and older may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for$7.50 per sheet with no expiration
date("Ten Ride Discount Sheet"), 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) A person with a disability may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for$7.50 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten
Ride Discount Sheet"),with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai'i.
(4) Students(through college)may prepurchase a sheet of ten tickets for$7.50 per sheet with no expiration date("Ten
Ride Discount Sheet"), with a valid school identification card.
[(2)] (5) A monthly bus pass fare plan will be offered at a cost of[$30}$60 for unlimited rides on all routes.
Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period.
(6) Senior Citizens age sixty(60)and older may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of$45.00 for unlimited
rides on all routes, after providing proof of age from a valid state ID card , County of Hawai'i senior ID card, drivers
license, birth certificate or passport. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no
grace period.
(7)A person with a disability may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of$45.00 for unlimited rides on all
routes,with a valid, "Person with Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai'i. Monthly passes shall
be valid through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period.
(8) Students(through college)may purchase a monthly bus pass offered at a cost of$45.00 for unlimited rides on all
routes, after providing a valid school identification card. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of
each month with no grace period.
[(3)](9) Both the Ten Ride Discount Sheet and the monthly pass must be purchased directly from the mass
transit agency or its designated representative.
(c) Fare waived for children under the age of five[, - • • • -• , • . • - : . . - . .. .
All fares for travel by children under the age of five[, senior citizens, individuals with disabilities and
students] 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.
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Identification Card", issued by the County of Hawai`i.
(1) Students(through college) shall ride free of charg , - - .. - • . •
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card.]
(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
Single coupon $6
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 A in section 18-92.
(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 one hundred and eighty
calendar days for bus routes and services
SECTION 3. Severability. 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 4. This ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2013.
INTR9,DUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
, Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 294