With the continual down trend of available qualified school bus drivers, the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (Department) has continued to partner with the four counties in a collaborative effort to provide transportation options for HIDOE students. The EXPRESS program–which stands for 擴大乘客量以教育學校學生—was piloted in the 2022–23 school year to help mitigate the impacts of the ongoing national school bus driver shortage. Effective school year 2025-2026, EXPRESS will extend availability to students attending middle and/or intermediate schools statewide.
資格
免費縣通行證申請人資格的重要更新:
- Be a Hawaiʻi public school student attending middle and/or intermediate or high school with an active HIDOE ID number; and
- Attend their home school (no Geographical Exemptions); and
- Reside 1.5 miles or more from their home school in their public school attendance area. Walkzone is calculated from the recorded home address in Infinite Campus to the nearest public access for the school campus (not from the main office).
The application period will open on July 14, 2025, and close on May 12, 2026.
If your child has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Modified Plan (MP) that includes transportation as a related service, please contact your district educational specialist (DES) for more information.
For students eligible under the McKinney-Vento Act (MVA), all bus pass requests must be submitted using the School Bus Application form (ST-70) and completed MV-1 form. For assistance with the county bus pass process, please contact your complex area MVA liaison.
申請流程
Your student may only use one transportation option at a time.
If your student has an existing regular school bus pass, they will have to discontinue this service if they choose to apply for an EXPRESS pass. EXPRESS applications will be approved on an annual basis. Please choose the right option for your student as they cannot change their pass type for the remainder of the year.
For families that do not meet the transportation eligibility criteria, please see your county’s bus agencies for more information on purchasing a youth pass.
申請步驟
- 請查看相應島嶼交通辦公室網站以獲取路線信息，並與您的孩子一起確定公車路線、時間和地點。
- Check your student’s transportation eligibility:
- Check the distance from your student’s listed home address (as recorded in Infinite Campus) to home school.
- If the distance is 1.5 miles or more and your student is not attending school on a GE, then your student qualifies for a free EXPRESS pass.
- 填寫線上申請表 這裡 (Applications will be available until May 12, 2026). Transportation eligibility will be determined by the home and school location in Infinite Campus. You will be notified during this process if your student is approved for an EXPRESS pass.
- Upon application submission, passes will be available for pick up at your school office within ten (10) to 14 business days.
- Due to high volume requests at the beginning of the year, delays may occur to printing errors and delivery time. Please plan accordingly.
- 確定並練習往返於家和學校公車站的安全步行路線。
島嶼核准申請
- 卡烏`我： 申請批准並提交後，學校工作人員將通知學生何時可以在辦公室領取 Kaua'i Bus 月票。
- 瓦胡島： 申請獲得批准並提交後，HOLO 卡將發送到學校辦公室進行分發。
- 毛伊島： 毛伊島巴士固定路線服務目前允許 24 歲及以下持有有效身份證件的學生免費乘坐。學生進入路線巴士時須向司機出示有效身分證件。
- 夏威夷島： 目前，Hele-On 縣的巴士交通免費，有效期至 2025 年 12 月。
申請截止日期
The EXPRESS County Bus Pass Program is open and accepting applications until May 12, 2026.
常問問題
If the FAQ does not address your question, please email us at [email protected]. Please note responses may take time depending on the volume of questions received.
通行證的有效期限是多久？
Passes will be valid from August 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
我可以申請縣級公車卡和普通校車卡嗎？
HIDOE students may only use one (1) transportation option at a time. If a student has an existing regular school bus pass, they will have to discontinue this service if they choose to apply for an EXPRESS pass. EXPRESS applications will be approved on an annual basis (one time per school year). If a student chooses to cancel their EXPRESS pass at any time, they cannot re-apply for the remainder of the school year due to purchasing restrictions.
我如何知道要搭乘哪條路線和哪座巴士站？
請使用下面提供的聯絡資訊聯絡島嶼特定縣交通辦公室客戶服務。
在瓦胡島，如果我的孩子已經有 HOLO 卡怎麼辦？
The student passes that the Department is distributing are separate from the Youth Holo Cards, but will function the same as the Holo Card on TheBus and Skyline.
夏威夷州教育局是否會向家庭報銷已購買的市和縣公車卡的費用？
不。
縣公車月票包含多少次乘車？
月票包括每月無限次搭乘。
公車卡將如何發放？
通行證的分配因島嶼而異：
考艾島： 縣公共交通辦公室將及時發放公車卡，並在下個月的第一天之前將其發放給學校。
瓦胡島： Upon application review and approval, HOLO cards will be distributed to the schools and will be available for pick up within 10-14 business days. Delivery times may vary due to high volume. Please plan accordingly.
毛伊島： 毛伊島巴士固定路線服務目前允許 24 歲及以下持有有效身份證件的學生免費乘坐。學生進入路線巴士時須向司機出示有效身分證件。
夏威夷島： 目前，Hele-On 縣的巴士交通免費，直至 2025 年 12 月。
如果我的縣公車卡遺失、被竊或損壞怎麼辦？
對於考艾島
由於月票的性質，每位學生只能發放一張月票。如果丟失或被盜，他們將必須等到下個月才能收到新的。
對於遺失或被盜的 HOLO 卡（僅限瓦胡島）
選項 1： 對於線上更換—— DOE 快速更換卡片表格
更換是免費的，將在 5-7 個工作天內郵寄。
選項 2： 週一至週五（城市假期除外）上午 7:30 至下午 4:00 前往交通通行證辦公室（位於 Middle Street 和 Kamehameha Hwy 交叉口的 Kalihi 交通中心）。
可在過境通行證辦公室購買替換卡，每張卡價格為 $2。建議您不遲於下午 3 點到達，以免排隊。
縣公車卡可以用於 ADA 和/或輔助交通服務嗎？
County bus passes for ADA and Paratransit services are not included in this program. Please visit the Department’s 特殊教育網頁 了解有關交通選擇的更多資訊。
普通校車票也是免費的嗎？
免費校車通行證的資格要求沒有改變。請參閱 school bus application handbook 了解更多。
我可以去縣交通辦公室領取學生證嗎？
不，初始公車卡將分發到學校辦公室。有關更換卡的信息，請參閱上面的“丟失/被盜/損壞”卡程序。
如果我們申請了縣公車卡然後又改變主意怎麼辦？
EXPRESS 申請將按年度獲得批准。請為您的學生選擇正確的選項，因為他們在今年剩餘時間內無法更改其通行證類型。如果您選擇取消現有的校車快速通行證，您將無法在本學年剩餘時間內恢復它。
COUNTY BUS INFORMATION
考艾島
網站： https://www.kauai.gov/Transportation
- Bus Schedules: https://www.kauai.gov/BusSchedules
- Rider Rules/Safety Information: https://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments-Agencies/Transportation/Carry-On-Items-Prohibited-Activities
Phone Number: (808) 246-8110
電子郵件： [email protected]
下載應用程式： 考艾島巴士追蹤
歐胡島
網站： https://www.thebus.org
- To Purchase a Youth HOLO card: https://www.thebus.org/Fare/YouthFare_submitFormNew.asp
- Bus Schedules: https://www.thebus.org/Route/Routes.asp
- Plan Your Trip: https://www.thebus.org/PlanYourTrip.asp
- Rider Rules/Safety Information: https://www.thebus.org/howtoride/RulesReg.asp?l=
Phone Number: (808) 768-4656 (HOLO)
Phone Number: (808) 848-5555, ext 5 (TheBus Customer Service)
電子郵件： [email protected]
Download the app: HEA-TheBus (available on iOS and Android)
茂宜島
網站： https://www.mauicounty.gov/bus
- Bus Tracking: https://mauibus.org/
- Rider Rules/Safety Information: https://www.mauicounty.gov/606/Bus-Rules
Phone Number: (808) 871-7651
電子郵件： [email protected]
下載應用程式： https://mauibus.org/
夏威夷島
網站： https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/
- Bus Schedules: http://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/getting-around/bus-schedules-and-maps
- Rider Rules/Safety Information: https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/getting-around/riding-on-hele-on-buses
Phone Number: (808) 961-8744, option 1
電子郵件： [email protected]