{"id":14108,"date":"2025-07-22T14:13:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T00:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=14108"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:14:07","slug":"2025-hidoe-anticipates-improved-start-to-school-bus-service-when-school-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/2025-hidoe-anticipates-improved-start-to-school-bus-service-when-school-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"HIDOE anticipates improved start to school bus service when school year begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HONOLULU \u2014 The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE) is on track to resume all school bus routes that were in service at the end of last school year when students return starting Aug. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of this week, nine routes remain temporarily suspended \u2014 about 6% of the 138 routes that were impacted at the peak of last school year\u2019s disruptions. The Department continues to work closely with its bus contractors to monitor staffing levels and support new driver recruitment and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re in a much stronger position heading into this school year, thanks to early planning, staffing gains, and creative support options for families,\u201d Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. \u201cWe appreciate the continued patience of our school communities as we push toward full service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To further support driver recruitment, bus contractor Ground Transportation Inc. (GTI) will join HIDOE at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/protix.stareventshawaii.com\/e\/hawaii-career-expo-july-2025\">Hawai\u02bbi Career Expo<\/a>\u00a0at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center on July 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Area-Specific Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maui \u2013 Baldwin Complex: Of the six routes that were suspended last year, most have been restored through route reconfiguration linked to attendance boundary changes in Central Maui.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maui \u2013 Kekaulike Complex: Four routes remain suspended. GTI continues to recruit and train drivers. In the meantime, HIDOE is piloting the GoKid carpool app and continuing free county bus service to support students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>East Hawai\u02bbi \u2013 Ka\u02bb\u016b-Kea\u02bbau-P\u0101hoa Complex: Four routes remain suspended. GTI is training new drivers and prioritizing coverage of all other committed routes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaua\u2018\u02bb \u2013 Kapa\u02bba Complex: Four routes suspended since the 2022-23 school year are being reinstated for the new school year, thanks to contractor Roberts Hawai\u02bbi School Bus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EXPRESS Bus Program Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>More than 1,800 students have signed up for the Department\u2019s free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/school-services\/express-county-bus-pass-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EXPRESS<\/a>\u00a0county bus pass program, which now includes middle\/intermediate school students on participating islands.\u00a0Applications for school bus service and EXPRESS passes opened July 14, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/SY-25-26-HIDOE-Parent-Letter-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letters<\/a>\u00a0were sent home to families with information on signing up.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Families are encouraged to check with their schools for route details and explore alternative transportation options where needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONOLULU \u2014 The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE) is on track to resume all school bus routes that were in service at the end of last school year when students return starting Aug. 4. As of this week, nine routes remain temporarily suspended \u2014 about 6% of the 138 routes that were impacted at [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":3425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"16234,10115,9881,10921,10895,11215","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","wp_popup_display_lightbox":0,"wp_popup_suppress":"","wp_popup_trigger":"","wp_popup_trigger_amount":0,"wp_popup_disable_on_mobile":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":21,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bus_School-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Derek Inoshita","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/author\/derek-inoshitak12-hi-us\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":21,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":21,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":305,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":305,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-13 08:52:53","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ceb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}