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DANIEL K. PALEKA,JR. CPJ+tr of M, L�' Public Safety&Mass Transit
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Hilo, Hawaii 96720 o`- Email: dpaleka@hawaiicounty.gov
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
DATE: August 15, 2016
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TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair
and Members of the Hawai`i County Council =--
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FROM: rY Daniel K. Paleka Jr., Council Member -ea ..
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SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 229, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 18,
Article 4, Section 18-90 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as
amended), Relating To Hele-On Bus Fares.
Please find attached proposed amendment to Bill No. 229. The proposed amendments are
illustrated below by Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 229 (material to be
deleted is bracketed and stricken, material to be added is underscored).
1. Bill No. 229 is amended by amending Section 18-90, as provided in Section 2,to read as
follows:
"Section 18-90 Fares.
(a) Unless otherwise provided for in this section, every person using the mass transit service
owned, maintained or operated by the County shall be charged a$2 cash one-way fare.
(b) Discounted fares for senior citizens, person with a disability and students. The following
persons shall be charged a$1 cash one-way fare:
(1) Senior citizens age sixty and older 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;
(2) A person with a disability with a valid, "Person With Disability Identification Card"
issued by the County of Hawaii;and
(3) Students(through college)with a valid school identification card.
(c) 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 $15 per sheet with no
expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheet").
(2) Senior citizens age sixty 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 Hawaii 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. a�
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(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.
(5) A monthly bus pass fare plan may be purchased at a cost of $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 and older may purchase a discounted monthly bus pass offered
at a cost of$45 for unlimited rides on all routes,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. 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 discounted monthly bus pass offered at a
cost of $45 for unlimited rides on all routes, with a valid, "Person with Disability
Identification Card" issued by the County of Hawai`i. Monthly passes shall he valid
through the last calendar day of each month with no grace period.
(8) Students (through college) may purchase a discounted monthly bus pass offered at a
cost of$45 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.
(9) The Ten Ride Discount Sheet, the monthly pass, and any pilot program pass must
be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its designated representative.
(d) Fare waived for children under the age of five. All fares for travel by children under the
age of five shall be waived.
(e) Paratransit Service Fares.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), the fare for a trip charged to an ADA
paratransit eligible user of the complementary paratransit service shall not exceed twice the
fare that would be charged to an individual paving full fare(i.e., without regard to
discounts) for a trip of similar length, at a similar time of day, on the entity's fixed route
system:
(1) A one-way paratransit rider fare shall be twice the fare of the current full fare (e.g.
without any discounts) on the fixed-route system.
(2) the fares for individuals accompanying ADA paratransit eligible individuals, who are
provided service under 837.123 (f) of the ADA, shall be the same as for the ADA
paratransit eligible individuals they are accompanying; and
(3) A personal care attendant shall not be charged for complementary paratransit service.
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(I) 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 $ti
5 coupon book $15 ($3 •er coupon)
10 coupon book $25 ($2.50 per con son)
15 coupon book $30 ($2 per cou on)
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.
(g) 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."
Attached is a draft copy of Bill No. 229, Draft 2, with the proposed amendments incorporated.
DP/nm
Att.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 18-90 OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
HELE-ON BUS FARES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this amendment is to establish a fare structure for the
County of tlawai`i's Hele-On Kako`o Paratransit service.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, Article 4, Division 1, Section 18-90 of the I lawai`i County
Code 1983 (2005 edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 18-90. Fares.
(a) Unless otherwise provided for in this section. every person using the mass transit
service owned, maintained or operated by the County shall be charged a$2 cash
one-way tare.
(b) Discounted fares for senior citizens, person with a disability and students.The
following persons shall be charged a$1 cash one-way fare:
(I) Senior citizens age sixty and older after providing proof of age from a
valid state Ill card, County of Hawaii senior ID card, driver's license, birth
certificate or passport;
(2) A person with a disability with a valid,"Person With Disability
Identification Card"issued by the County of I lawai`i; and
(3) Students (through college) with a valid school identification card.
(c) Fare prepayment discounts.
(I) 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
$15 per sheet with no expiration date ("Ten Ride Discount Sheef').
(2) Senior citizens age sixty 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 Hawaii
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
Hawaii.
(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.
(5) A monthly bus pass fare plan may be purchased at a cost of$60 for
unlimited rides on all routes. Monthly passes shall be valid through the last
calendar day of each month with no grace period.
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(6) Senior Citizens age sixty and older may purchase a discounted monthly
bus pass offered at a cost of$45 for unlimited rides on all routes, after
providing proof of age from a valid state ID card, County of Hawaii senior
ID card, driver's 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 discounted monthly bus pass
offered at a cost of$45 for unlimited rides on all routes, with a valid,
"Person with Disability Identification Card" issued by the County of
Hawaii Monthly passes shall be valid through the last calendar day of each
month with no grace period.
(8) Students (through college) may purchase a discounted monthly bus pass
offered at a cost of$45 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.
(9) The Ten Ride Discount Sheet, the monthly pass, and any pilot program
pass must be purchased directly from the mass transit agency or its
designated representative.
(d) Fare waived for children under the age of five. All fares for travel by children
under the age of five shall be waived.
(e) Paratransit Service Fares.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA), the fare for a trip charged to an
ADA paratransit eligible user of the complementary paratransit service shall not
exceed twice the fare that would be charged to an individual paying full fare (i.e..
without regard to discounts) for a trip of similar length, at a similar time of day. on
the entity's fixed route system:
(1) A one-way paratransit rider fare shall be twice the fare of the current full
fare (e.g. without any discounts) on the fixed-route system:
(2) The fares for individuals accompanying ADA paratransit eligible
individuals-who are provided service under 637.123 (f)of the ADA, shall
be the same as for the ADA
paratransit eligible individuals they are accompanying; and
(3) A personal care attendant shall not be charged for complementary
paratransit service.
[(e)Jf 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:
Cou s on Price
Single coupon $6
5 coupon book $15 ($3 per coupon)
10 coupon book $25 ($2.50 Nit 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.
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If ] (g)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. 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 he included.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
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