HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that 14 previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi Island and Upcountry Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 23, restoring service for more than 250 student bus riders at 10 schools.
The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service providers Ground Transport Inc. and Roberts Hawaii. 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. 23.
OʻAHU
Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area: 6 routes
- Mililani Middle – CR06A, CR06B
- Wheeler Middle – CR16A, CR16B
- Leilehua High – CR15A, CR15B
ISLA DE HAWAI
Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area: 2 routes
- Waiakeawaena Elementary, Waiakea Intermediate and Waiakea High – TR11A, TR11B
Ka‘ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area: 5 routes
- Keonepoko Elementary – SR16A, SR16B
- Mountain View Elementary – SR35A, SR35B
- Kāʻu High & Pāhala Elementary – SR07A
Maui
Área del complejo Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihākoʻi-Maui: 1 ruta
- Kekaulike High and Kalama Intermediate – UR16A
Following the restoration of the 14 routes next Monday, a total of 96 routes will have been restored. Efforts to restore the remaining 42 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.
