HONOLULU RATE COMMISSION
2025 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

The Honolulu Rate Commission is seeking public input on several policy proposals from the City’s Department of Transportation Services prior to transmitting its recommendations to the Mayor and City Council for consideration and action.

You may provide input during the Commmission’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, starting at 2:30 p.m. in the Manoa Falls Conference Room, 711 Kapi’olani Boulevard, Suite 1600. You may also provide comment and testimony at three in-person community meetings on the following dates and times at the following locations:

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Kapolei Hale, 1000 Ulu’ohi’a Street, Conference Rooms A&B

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Kapalama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 277

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.
Kane’ohe District Park, 45-660 Kea’ahala Road, Meeting Room 2

Written testimony may be emailed to ratecomm@honolulu.gov,
faxed to (808) 768-4730 or mailed to 711 Kapi’olani Boulevard, 16th Floor,
Honolulu, Hawai’i 96813, Attention: Rate Commission.

Policy recommendations include:
Increase adult monthly cap/pass from $80 to $90
Increase youth monthly cap/pass from $40 to $45
Increase reduced fare for single-ride from $1.25 to $1.50
Increase reduced fare day cap from $3 to $3.75
Increase reduced fare annual pass from $45 to $50
Implement a $0.25 incentive to use HOLO card (bus only)
Increase Handi-Van fare from $2.25 to $2.50
Increase 7-day pass cost from $35 to $40
Authorize the DTS Director to set a special event fare
Eliminate the $1.5 million budget cap for the low-income fare program

Written testimonies, including the testifier’s address, email and phone number, will be publicly available on the Rate Commission website.

Any questions may be directed to Howard “Puni” Chee at (808) 768-8329.