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BILL NO.105
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18,ARTICLE 4, SECTION 18-90 OF THE
HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING T
FARES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Findings and purpose. The Hawaii County Council, in amending
Section 18-90, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), seeks to
temporarily suspend the fares for all mass transit fixed routes and paratransit services until
December 31, 2023. The amendment establishes a temporary suspension of fares for all
riders using the mass transit service owned, maintained, or operated by the County, except
County-contracted shared-ride services, County-operated curb-to-curb van services
operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation, and County-operated non-fixed bus
services provided in partnership with non-profit organizations. The County Mass Transit
Agency has received grant funds from the State of Hawaii, through its Department of
Transportation as a subrecipient to the United States Department of Transportation,through
its Federal Transit Administration. The grant funds received will be used by the Mass
Transit Agency to cover the operational costs of the temporary suspension in services until
December 31, 2023. The amendment is made in an effort to remove barriers to riding
public transit, boost and rebuild ridership, and keep frontline employees and riders safer
and socially distanced from each other by eliminating the exchange of fares.
SECTION 2. Chapter 18, article 4, section 18-90, of the Hawaii County Code
1983 (2016 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 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 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 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 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.
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 section 37.123 (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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f) 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:
COUP0 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.
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.
h) Suspension of fares, non-applicability to some services; terminates December 31
2023.
1) All fares established by this section shall be suspended fifteen days after the
effective date of this ordinance. Riders boarding and alighting any mass
transit service owned, maintained, or operated by the County, shall ride free
of charge.
2) This subsection shall not apply to County-contracted shared-ride services
Counter-operated curb-to-curb van services operated by the department of
parks and recreation, or County-operated non-fixed bus services provided in
partnership with non-profit organizations.
3) The suspension of fares shall automatically terminate on December 31
2023, unless extended by the council.
4) Each year, no later than July 30 after the close of the fiscal year, the mass
transit administrator shall provide a report to the council regarding the
performance of the mass transit system including passenger trips carried by
route, comparison to the prior year and any other service performance data
requested by the council to evaluate the suspension of fares prescribed by
this subsection."
SECTION 3. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does 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 severable.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval; provided that on
December 31, 2023, unless otherwise amended prior to December 31, 2023, subsection 18-
90(h) shall be repealed and section 18-90, Hawaii County Code (2016 Edition, as
amended), shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day prior to the effective
date of this ordinance.
INTRODUCED BY:
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MEMB O AWAI`
Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 568
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