Maui Bus
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Maui Bus is the public transportation service of Maui County, Hawaii
, and is operated by Roberts Hawaii under a public-private partnership
with the county government. They operate 12 regular local bus routes and 4 commuter routes, which have a single early morning run and a return trip in the afternoon and require a reservation.
Hawaii
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, and is operated by Roberts Hawaii under a public-private partnership
Public-private partnership
Public–private partnership describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies...
with the county government. They operate 12 regular local bus routes and 4 commuter routes, which have a single early morning run and a return trip in the afternoon and require a reservation.
History
The Maui Bus service was started as the Holo Kaa service in 2002 with a joint venture between the private company Akina Aloha Tours, the non-profit organization Maui Economic Opportunity, and the county government in a subsidized joint venture to provide bus service for South, West, and Central Maui. Low ridership (blamed on the lack of advertising for the system) led to Akina Aloha Tours losing $1 million over the following two years.Routes
| Regular Routes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Description | Fare |
| 1 | Wailuku Loop | Kahului-Wailuku | Free |
| 2 | Wailuku Loop (reverse) | Kahului-Wailuku | Free |
| 5 | Kahului Loop | Kahului | Free |
| 6 | Kahului Loop (reverse) | Kahului | Free |
| 10 | Kihei Islander | Kahului-Maalaea-Kihei-Wailea | Pay |
| 15 | Kihei Villager | Maalaea-Kihei | Pay |
| 20 | Lahaina Islander | Kahului-Wailuku-Maalaea-Lahaina | Pay |
| 23 | Lahaina Villager | Lahaina | Free |
| 25 | Kaanapali Islander | Lahaina-Kaanapali | |
| 30 | Napili Islander | Kaanapali-Kapalua | Pay |
| 35 | Haiku Islander | Kahului-Paia-Haiku | Pay |
| 40 | Upcountry Islander | Kahului-Pukalani-Makawao-Haliimaile | Pay |
| Commuter Routes | |||
| Name | Description | Fare | |
| Haiku-Wailea Commuter | Pay | ||
| Makawao-Kapalua Commuter | Pay | ||
| Wailuku-Kapalua Commuter | Pay | ||
| Kihei-Kapalua Commuter | Pay | ||