HomeMy WebLinkAboutAC-MTA Hub & SpokeWilliam P. Kenoi
Mayor
County of Hawaii
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
BJ Leithead Todd
Director
Margaret Masunaga
Deputy Director
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961 -8288 • Fax (808) 961 -8742
March 14, 2013
Ms. Tiffany Kai
Acting Administrator
Mass Transit Agency
1266 Kamehameha Ave., Suite A -2
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Aloha Ms. Kai,
The Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP), adopted by County Ordinance in September 2008,
includes actions related to implementing a "Hub and Spoke" Hele -On system for the Puna district
(Chapter 4, Section 2).
The primary goal of this communication is to begin implementing PCDP actions related to a
hub -and spoke system with primary and secondary transit hubs by immediately "looping" buses
from the Kea'au primary transit hub to secondary hubs in Pahoa and Volcano.
Identifying Keaau as a primary hub would implement PCDP actions related to regional centers by
allowing bus riders to current and planned services related to commerce, recreation, health and social
services, safety and protection services, and worship.
Implementation of the hub and spoke system summarized below will use existing bus stops and would
not include physical terminal facilities at this time.
The proposed system would work as follows:
1. Busses arriving in Kea'au from the Hilo "master terminal" would circulate between Kea'au and
Hilo only.
2. Public bus routes that serve makai and mauka Puna would originate in Kea'au and circulate
between secondary hub terminals on published schedules.
The PCDP Action Committee considers implementation of the "Hub and Spoke" system as directly
related to the regional and village center plans emerging from community planning efforts in Kea'au,
Pahoa, Volcano, Mountain View, and Kalapana.
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Ms. Tiffany Kai
Acting Administrator
Mass Transit Agency
March 14, 2013
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We encourage MTA to defer adding additional routes until the PCDP Action Committee can work
with these community planning teams to ensure that public bus terminals /stops and routes are
integrated into their plans.
Respectfully,
Patti Pinto, Chair
Puna Community Development Team Action Committee
cc: Ms. Brenda Ford, Council Member, District 6
Mr. Zendo Kern, Council Member, District 5
Mr. Greggor Ilagan, Council Member, District 4