12-22-2019, 05:52 AM
Pahoa has been recommended as the central hub for an expanded Puna bus service. Large buses would connect with the islandwide bus route, while smaller buses would travel from Pahoa on shorter routes throughout Puna. A final plan hasn't yet been approved, but it has strong, one might say exceptionally strong support from our council representative Ashley Kierkiewicz due to the benefits the bus hub will provide for local residents and family families:
While nothing has been finalized, Carreira said Mass Transit will have a portion of the necessary money, about $550,000, for the new hub available in the next fiscal year, but the “land became available during this year’s budget, so we (have) to go back to the council and ask for more funds.”
“I think nobody questions the need for this sort of infrastructure investment in Puna,” Puna Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz said. “This hub is, in my mind, essential for the county taking meaningful steps to implement the mass transit master plan.”
Kierkiewicz, whose uncle Gilbert Aguinaldo owns the property being considered, said she’s “optimistic in the process” and “pleased with the progress they’ve been making.”
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2019/12/...a-bus-hub/
While nothing has been finalized, Carreira said Mass Transit will have a portion of the necessary money, about $550,000, for the new hub available in the next fiscal year, but the “land became available during this year’s budget, so we (have) to go back to the council and ask for more funds.”
“I think nobody questions the need for this sort of infrastructure investment in Puna,” Puna Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz said. “This hub is, in my mind, essential for the county taking meaningful steps to implement the mass transit master plan.”
Kierkiewicz, whose uncle Gilbert Aguinaldo owns the property being considered, said she’s “optimistic in the process” and “pleased with the progress they’ve been making.”
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2019/12/...a-bus-hub/
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