HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that 13 previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu and East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 16, restoring service for nearly 300 student bus riders at eight schools.
The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service providers Ground Transport Inc., Roberts Hawaii, and Polynesian Adventures. Parents and guardians of student riders will be notified directly of restored routes and any necessary route modifications.
The following school bus routes will resume service, effective Monday, Sept. 16.
OʻAHU
ʻAiea-Moanalua-Radford Complex Area: 5 routes
- ʻAiea Intermediate – HR01A, HR05A
- Aliamanu Middle – HR11A, HR11B, HR24A
Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area: 2 routes
- Wahiawa Middle – CR14A
- Leilehua High – CR14B
ISLA DE HAWAI
Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area: 2 routes
- Hilo Intermediate – TR05A, TR06A
- Hilo High – TR05A, TR06A
Ka‘ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area: 4 routes
- Keaʻau High – SR33A, SR33B
- Pāhoa High & Intermediate – SR11A, SR13A
Following the restoration of the 13 routes next Monday, a total of 91 routes will have been restored. Efforts to restore the remaining 56 suspended bus routes are ongoing.
Ground Transport está reclutando activamente nuevos conductores, aprovechando la proclamación de emergencia del gobernador para agilizar el proceso de contratación. La proclamación permite que los conductores con una licencia de conducir comercial (CDL) y una autorización “P” (que les permite transportar pasajeros) operen autobuses escolares temporalmente, en lugar de la autorización “S” que se requiere específicamente para los conductores de autobuses escolares. La empresa también está explorando asociaciones con otros operadores de autobuses turísticos para ampliar aún más la capacidad.
Se proporcionarán más actualizaciones a medida que se restablezcan rutas de autobús adicionales.
