HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that three previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawaiʻi Island will be reinstated starting Monday, Nov. 4, restoring service for nearly 50 student bus riders at two schools.
The latest restored routes will be serviced by bus service provider Ground Transport Inc. 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, Nov. 4.
ISLA NG HAWAI'I
Hilo-Waiākea Complex Area: 1 route
- Waiākea Intermediate – TR10A
Ka'ū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa Complex Area: 2 ruta
- Keonepoko Elementary – SR17A, SR17B
Following the restoration of the three routes next Monday, a total of 112 routes will have been restored, representing 81% of impacted routes. Efforts to restore the remaining 26 suspended bus routes are ongoing.
Ang Ground Transport ay aktibong nagre-recruit ng mga bagong driver, na ginagamit ang emergency na proklamasyon ng gobernador upang i-streamline ang proseso ng pagkuha. Ang proklamasyon ay nagpapahintulot sa mga driver na may commercial driver's license (CDL) at isang "P" endorsement - na nagpapahintulot sa kanila na maghatid ng mga pasahero - na pansamantalang magpatakbo ng mga school bus, bilang kapalit ng "S" endorsement na partikular na kinakailangan para sa mga school bus driver. Sinusuri din ng kumpanya ang pakikipagsosyo sa iba pang mga operator ng tour bus upang higit pang palawakin ang kapasidad.
Higit pang mga update ang ibibigay habang ang mga karagdagang ruta ng bus ay naibalik.
