HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that nine previously suspended school bus routes in Central Oʻahu, East Hawaiʻi Island and Upcountry Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Sept. 9, restoring service for nearly 200 student bus riders at seven schools.
The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service contractors 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. 9.
OʻAHUʻAiea-Moanalua-Radford Complex Area: 2 routes
- Moanalua Middle – HR22B
- Moanalua Elementary – HR22A
Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua Complex Area: 2 routes
- Wheeler Middle – CR12A, CR12B
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Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area: 2 routes
- Kalanianaole Elementary – TR15A, TR16A
Ka‘ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area: 2 routes
- Pāhoa High – SR12A, SR12B
Maui
Área del complejo Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihākoʻi-Maui: 1 ruta
- Kekaulike High and Kalama Intermediate – UR02A
Following the restoration of the nine routes next Monday, a total of 78 routes will have been restored. Efforts to restore the remaining 69 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.
