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MEDIA RELEASE The County of Hawaii will receive $1.2 million in grant money to purchase three new buses for its Hele-On fleet. The money comes from the Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair grant program. The modern buses will replace three older ones being retired from the Hele-On fleet, which features 51 buses carrying […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A pair of new bus shelters on either side of Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea have been dedicated in honor of Lance Cpl. Christopher Camero, the a U.S. Marine from Hawaii Island who died in the global war on terror in 2011. The new shelters will protect and keep dry the residents of Lakeland, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Each year, hundreds of young children nationwide – including children on the Island of Hawaii – are killed or injured in vehicle crashes. However, statistics show the correct use of car safety seats and seat belts is one of the best ways to keep keiki passengers safe and prevent serious injury if a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced transit providers across the nation will receive a share of $928.5 million in federal funds for more than 300 public transportation projects in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Hawaii has been awarded nearly $16 million, including $1.2 million to replace Hele-On vehicles on the Big Island. […]

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The Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency has prepared two surveys to gather data on interest, scheduling, and routing for bus service within Hawaiian Paradise Park and addition bus service between the Volcano area and Hilo.

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The new Hele-On double decker bus debuted Friday (May 20) with a circle island tour carrying kupuna and county workers.

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Big Island police have charged a 20-year-old Pāhoa man with four crimes for an incident on a Hele-On bus. On Monday (April 25) around 8 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a call aboard a Hele-On bus in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision. Responding officers learned that an intoxicated man had caused a disturbance on the […]

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U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye presented a check for $7.2 million to the County of Hawaii for seven new 45-passenger buses and major improvements to the county’s Mass Transit Agency facilities on Saturday, Oct. 16.

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye will be in Hilo on Saturday to present a check to the County of Hawaii representing $7.2 million in federal grants for six new 45-passenger buses and major improvements to the county’s Mass Transit Agency facilities. “The safe and timely transportation of our residents and visitors is critical […]

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The county rolled two new Hele On buses into the fleet Friday (Jan 29) with a blessing and seats full of kids.

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MEDIA RELEASE The public is invited to the dedication of new Hele On buses at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29 at the county building on Aupuni Street in Hilo. The buses are part of a package of nine new 33- and-49 passenger coaches. Seven were purchased with federal monies earmarked through the efforts of U.S. […]

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