ROH §15B-6.8
When the city must think about using zero-emission buses
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section tells the city's transit director to consider using buses that produce no exhaust pollution on routes near the rail project or transit centers. It defines what counts as a zero-emission bus and related terms. It does not require any specific action, only consideration.
state agencies
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Zero emissions buses
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Bus Stop. Any place where the director has directed the placement of a bus stop sign designating a location where the city's transit bus service stops to service passengers. Such sign may include route numbers and regulatory and other information.
Multi-Modal Transit Center. Any bus transit center along the route of the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project.
Pollutant. Hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and lead.
Zero Emissions Bus. A bus that produces zero exhaust emissions of any pollutant and includes electric battery powered buses and hydrogen-fuel cell powered buses.
(b) The director shall consider using zero emissions buses to service routes with at least one bus stop at or within 100 yards of a Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project rail station or a multi-modal transit center.
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