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| TheBus | |
 A typical TheBus livery. |
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| Founded | 1971 |
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| Headquarters | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Service area |  Oahu, Hawaii |
| Service type | Public transportation |
| Routes | 107 |
| Stops | 4,200 |
| Fleet | ~525 buses |
| Daily ridership | 195,000 passengers[1] |
| Operator | Oʻahu Transit Services, Inc. |
| Chief executive | Roger Morton [2] |
| Web site | http://thebus.org/ |
The Bus, also trademarked as TheBus, is the public transportation service of the City & County of Honolulu in the United States. Nationally recognized for its efficiency, customer service and popularity among residents, TheBus has a ridership of approximately 68 million passengers annually through 4,200 bus stops on the island of Oahu. With a fleet of over 525 buses, TheBus serves 107 routes traveling 21.5 million miles and burning 6 million gallons of diesel fuel each year. Currently, The Bus is privately managed by Oʻahu Transit Services, Incorporated, which operates the system under contract with the Department of Transportation Services.
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Routes
TheBus operates the following:
- 62 standard routes, including 15 spur routes
- 4 limited-stop, all day express routes (Routes A, B, C, and E)
- 31 morning and afternoon express routes to and from Pearl Harbor, Downtown Honolulu, Waikiki, and UH-Manoa (Routes 80-86, 88-93, 95-98, 101-103, and 201-203)
- 5 "F" routes (which operate in conjunction with TheBoat ferry service)
- FootballExpress! routes serving Honolulu, Leeward, Central, and Windward Oahu providing service to University of Hawaii football games at Aloha Stadium
- 4 Community Access routes (Routes 414, 501, 503, 504)
- Community Access routes provide additional paratransit services on request, including route deviations.
Route list
- Standard Routes
- CityExpress! A: Waipahu to UH Manoa
- CityExpress! B: Kalihi to Waikiki
- CountryExpress! C: Makaha to Ala Moana
- CountryExpress! E: Ewa Beach to Waikiki
- 1/1L: Kalihi to Hawaii Kai
- 2: Kalihi to Waikiki
- 3: Salt Lake to Kaimuki
- 4: Nuuanu to UH Manoa and Waikiki
- 5: Manoa to Ala Moana
- 6: Nuuanu to Manoa
- 7: Kalihi Valley
- 8: Ala Moana to Waikiki
- 9: Palolo Valley to Pearl Harbor Naval Base
- 10: Kalihi Kai to Alewa Heights
- 11: Aiea Heights to Alapai Transit Center
- 13: Liliha to Waikiki
- 14: Saint Louis Heights to Maunalani Heights
- 15: Nuuanu to Downtown
- 16: Moanalua Valley to Kalihi
- 17: Makiki to Ala Moana
- 18: Ala Moana to UH Manoa
- 19: Hickam AFB to Honolulu Int'l Airport and Waikiki
- 20: Pearlridge and Honolulu Int'l Airport to Waikiki
- 22: Waikiki to Hanauma Bay
- 23: Ala Moana to Hawaii Kai
- 231: Hahaione Valley to Hawaii Kai Park and Ride
- 232: Koko Marina to Hawaii Kai Park and Ride
- 233: Aina Haina to Kahala Mall
- 234: Waialae Nui to Kahala Mall
- 235: Waialae Iki to Kahala Mall
- 31: Honolulu Int'l Airport to Tripler Army Medical Center
- 32: Pearlridge to Kailhi
- 40/40A: Makaha to Ala Moana
- 401: Waianae Valley to Waianae Transit Center
- 402: Lualualei Homestead to Waianae Transit Center
- 403: Nanakuli to Waianae Transit Center
- 41: Ewa Beach to Kapolei
- 411: Makakilo Heights to Kapolei
- 412: Makakilo (Panana Street) to Kapolei
- 413: Campbell Industrial Park to Kapolei
- 415: Kalaeloa to Kapolei
- 42: Ewa Beach to Waikiki
- 43: Waipahu to Ala Moana
- 432: East Waipahu to West Waipahu
- 433: Waikele to Waipahu Transit Center
- 434: Village Park to Waipahu Transit Center
- 44: Waipahu to Ewa Villages and Ewa Beach
- 52: Wahiawa to Ala Moana (circle island)
- 53: Pacific Palisades to Ala Moana
- 54: Pearl City to Ala Moana
- 55: Kaneohe to Ala Moana (circle island)
- 56: Kaneohe and Kailua to Ala Moana
- 57/57A: Sea Life Park and Kailua to Ala Moana
- 62: Wahiawa to Ala Moana
- 65: Kaneohe and Kahaluu to Ala Moana
- 70: Marine Corps Base Hawaii to Lanikai and Kailua
- 71: Newtown to Pearlridge
- 72: Wahiawa to Schofield
- 73: Pearl City Peninsula to Pearl City Uplands
- 74: Aiea Heights to Halawa Heights
- 76: Waialua to Haleiwa
- 77: Sea Life Park to Kaneohe
- Commuter Routes (Weekday AM and PM only)
- 80: Hawaii Kai to Downtown
- 80A: Hawaii Kai to UH Manoa
- 80B: Aina Haina to Downtown (AM only)
- 81: Waipahu to Downtown
- 82: Hawaii Kai to Downtown
- 83: Wahiawa to Downtown and UH Manoa
- 83A: Wahiawa and Mililani to Pearl Harbor Naval Base
- 84: Mililani to Downtown and UH Manoa
- 85/85A: Kaneohe and Kailua to Downtown and UH Manoa
- 86/86A: Kaneohe and Kahaluu to Pearl Harbor
- 88: Kahaluu to Downtown
- 88A: North Shore to Downtown
- 89: Waimanalo and Kailua to Downtown
- 90: Pearl City to Downtown and UH Manoa
- 91: Ewa Beach to Downtown
- 92: Makakilo to Downtown
- 93: Makaha to Downtown
- 93A: Makaha to Pearl Harbor
- 95: Hawaii Kai to Downtown and Pearl Harbor
- 96: Waipio Gentry to Downtown
- 97: Village Park to Downtown
- 98: Wahiawa and Mililani to Downtown
- 98A: Wahiawa, Mililani and Kunia to Waikiki
- 101: Ewa Gentry to Downtown
- 102: Kapolei to Downtown
- 103: Waikele to Downtown
- Commuter Routes (AM and PM, seven days a week)
- 201: Ewa Beach and Waipahu to Waikiki
- 202: Waipahu to Waikiki
- 203: Kalihi to Waikiki
- Community Access Routes
- 414: Kapolei to Makakilo (Palahia Street)
- 501: Mililani Mauka to Mililani Transit Center
- 503: Launani Valley to Mililani Transit Center
- 504: South Mililani to Mililani Transit Center
- TheBoat (Weekday AM and PM only)
- TheBoat: Barbers Point Harbor to Honolulu Harbor via Pacific Ocean
- F2: Aloha Tower to UH Manoa
- F3: Aloha Tower to Waikiki
- F11: Waianae to Kalaeloa
- F12: Makakilo to Kalaeloa
- F13: Kapolei to Kalaeloa
Fares
Adult/Youth Fares
Youth fares apply to passengers 17 and under, and high school students up to age 19. Passengers over 17 who are not attending high school do not qualify for youth fare.
| Fare Type | Cash | Monthly Pass | Annual Pass |
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| Adult | $2.00 | $40.00 | $440.00 |
| Youth | $1.00 | $20.00 | $220.00 |
Senior Fares
Senior fares apply to passengers 65 years and older. TheBus Senior Card allows for a reduced cash fare with the option of buying a sticker that additionally provides free rides for one month. The Senior Card itself expires 4 years from date of purchase. A U.S. Medicare card can be used in lieu of the Senior Card for the reduced fare.
| Senior Card | $10.00 |
| Cash Fare (w/Senior Card or valid U.S. Medicare card) | $1.00 |
| Monthly Pass Sticker (requires Senior Card) | $5.00 |
| Annual Pass | $30.00 |
Disability Fares
Disabled passengers can purchase a disability pass for reduced cash fares. A U.S. Medicare card can be used in lieu of the disability pass for the reduced fare. Fare structure is otherwise identical to that for senior fares (with the disability pass in lieu of the Senior Card.)
Other Fares
- The Discovery Pass allows for unlimited rides over 4 consecutive days.
- The U-Pass is a special reduced-price pass availiable to students at participating colleges. Price and valid dates vary. TheBus U-Pass page
- Any passenger paying a cash fare may request a transfer from the driver when boarding. The transfer allows for one additional ride for free within 2 hours of reciept.
| Discovery Pass | $20.00 |
| U-Pass | Varies |
| Transfer | Free (with cash fare) |
| FootballExpress! | $3.00 (no passes or transfers accepted) |
TheHandi-Van
TheHandi-Van is the paratransit supplement to TheBus, and provides shared-ride services to disabled passengers unable to use TheBus. Registration is required, and each ride must be reserved in advance. [1]
TheBoat
In conjunction with TheBoat (a pilot project to test an intra-island commuter ferry from Leeward Oʻahu to downtown Honolulu), TheBus has five bus routes that serve the surrounding areas of Barber's Point Harbor in Kapolei and Honolulu Harbor in Honolulu, three for Barber's Point (serving the communities of Kapolei, Makakilo, and Waianae) and two for Honolulu (serving Downtown and Waikiki). [3]
America's Best Transit System
Founded and developed by Mayor Frank Fasi in the 1960s, TheBus has been the only mass transit system to be recognized twice by the American Public Transportation Association as America's Best Transit System for 1994-1995 and 2000-2001, beating other transit systems.[4] TheBus plans to enter the 2006-2007 competition. [5]
In popular culture
Due to its low cost and wide coverage, The Bus is a very popular means of travel by high school students. Because of this popularity, and the fact it was developed during Frank Fasi's tenure as mayor of Honolulu, it received the nickname "Uncle Fasi's Limousine Service"[6] which is usually shortened to "Uncle Fasi's" or "Fasi's Limo". (Q:"How are you getting to the prom?" A:"Fasi's Limo!")
Fleet
- Gillig Advantage Low Floor (All 40 ft.; 63 buses)
- 366-368 (1998)
- 501-560 (2003)
- Gillig Phantom (287 buses)
- 41-50 (30 ft; 1998)
- 301-346 (40 ft; 1997)
- 601-698 (40 ft; 1994-95)
- 740-795 (40 ft; 1995-96)
- 801-868 (40 ft; 2000, 2002-03)
- New Flyer D60LF (30 buses)
- 70-99 (1999)
- New Flyer DE60LF (32 buses)
- 100-115 (2002)
- 116-131 (2003)
- New Flyer DE40LFR (40 buses)
- 901-940 (2006)
- Chance/Optima Opus 30 (15 buses)
- 25-29 (2002)
- 30-39 (2003)
System Map
The System Map is located at [2]
See also
Resources
- ^ http://www.thebus.org/AboutTheBus/AmericaBest.asp
- ^ "Morton gets nod at TheBus", Pacific Business News, December 21, 2005. Retrieved on September 11, 2007.
- ^ Robert Shikina. "TheBoat ready for riders", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 1, 2007. Retrieved on September 11, 2007.
- ^ Venus Lee. "TheBus thrived under manager’s leadership", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 21, 2005. Retrieved on October 27, 2007.
- ^ June Watanabe. "Kokua Line", Honolulu Star Bulletin, July 12, 2005. Retrieved on October 27, 2007.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=BFiASi1JpisC&pg=PA92&lpg=PA92&dq=uncle+fasi+limo&source=web&ots=geHtpELmZr&sig=x-eEe_SlIvQKpojftOCRm8CaWuM
