ROH §15B-8.9
How city bus and special transit services can be combined
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lets the company that runs city transit use another company it hires to provide the services. It also allows the transit company to combine the regular bus system and special transit service, sharing things like buildings, buses, and staff, unless the law says otherwise.
contractors
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Integration of city bus system and special transit service
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) Any of the services to be provided by the transit management services contractor under this chapter may be provided either by the transit management services contractor or by a private entity that is under contract with the transit management services contractor, and all references to the transit management services contractor in this chapter shall be deemed to refer to the transit management services contractor or to a private entity that is under contract with the transit management services contractor.
(b) Except if expressly provided otherwise, this chapter shall not require the transit management services contractor to maintain any particular degree of separation between the city bus system and special transit service. If deemed necessary or desirable for the public interest, the transit management services contractor may integrate all or part of the operations of the city bus system and special transit service. The integration may include the sharing of facilities, vehicles, equipment, materials, supplies, personnel, and administrative services, subject to applicable laws and contractual obligations.
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