Transportation

Passengers Say Aloha To Honolulu’s Bus Route 18 — And The Sense Of Community On Board Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Passengers Say Aloha To Honolulu’s Bus Route 18 — And The Sense Of Community On Board

TheBus modifies its routes multiple times a year. Not all of them survive the shuffle.

Changes Are Coming To Honolulu’s Bus Routes, And Not Everyone Is Happy David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Changes Are Coming To Honolulu’s Bus Routes, And Not Everyone Is Happy

Honolulu is constantly trying to deploy buses more efficiently and to deal with changes, such as the new rail line. But adjusting routes can disrupt daily routines.

FBI, Police Investigate Possible Ransomware Attack At TheBus, Handi-Van Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

FBI, Police Investigate Possible Ransomware Attack At TheBus, Handi-Van

Websites for TheBus and Handi-Van have been affected by a “network outage.”

Independent Monitor Warns $11 Million State IT Project Is In Jeopardy And Could Fail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Independent Monitor Warns $11 Million State IT Project Is In Jeopardy And Could Fail

The state has spent nearly $3.5 million on its second attempt to develop a financial management system that meets the requirements of Federal Highways Administration.

The City Stopped Mandating Parking In New Urban Housing. Builders Are Providing It Anyway Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

The City Stopped Mandating Parking In New Urban Housing. Builders Are Providing It Anyway

Honolulu is learning that people have a hard time parting with their cars. Developers know it and are paying millions to provide parking.

Hawaii Retooled A State Council To Give The Public More Say In Transportation. Then Leaders Let It Stall Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii Retooled A State Council To Give The Public More Say In Transportation. Then Leaders Let It Stall

Only one person has been appointed to the new Highway Safety and Modernization Council since it was revamped last year.

Biki’s Balancing Act: The Bike Share Company Is Raising Rates While Trying To Attract More Riders Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Biki’s Balancing Act: The Bike Share Company Is Raising Rates While Trying To Attract More Riders

Biki’s ridership has been steadily declining over the past few years, and its leadership wants to reinvest in the system to draw in more riders and start adding e-bikes.

One Reason For Persistent Speeding? Roads Whose Designs Seem To Invite It Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

One Reason For Persistent Speeding? Roads Whose Designs Seem To Invite It

Residents and officials are hoping to slow down speeders by changing the designs of roads using a variety of means.

Mokulele Airlines Seeks Federal Aid To Stabilize ‘Unprofitable’ Lanai Service Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Mokulele Airlines Seeks Federal Aid To Stabilize ‘Unprofitable’ Lanai Service

The company has no plans to cancel its Lanai service, but it needs taxpayer-funded support as a work-around to raising ticket prices.