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THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: THE MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES - ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 3: ADDITIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
CHAPTER 4: ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 5: SALARIES, EMPLOYMENT, AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NON-CIVIL-SERVICE OFFICERS
TITLE II: TAXATION AND FINANCES
CHAPTER 6: FUNDS, FEES, AND LOAN PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 7: RESERVED
CHAPTER 8: REAL PROPERTY TAX
CHAPTER 8A: TAXATION OF TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS
TITLE III: MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9: BOTANICAL GARDENS
CHAPTER 10: PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
CHAPTER 11: CHILD CARE
CHAPTER 12: ANIMALS AND FOWLS
CHAPTER 13: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTER 14: PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE IV: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15A: REGULATIONS OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15B: PUBLIC TRANSIT
TITLE V: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES
CHAPTER 16: BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 16A: HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 16B: BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
CHAPTER 16C: BUILDING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 17: ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 18: FEES AND PERMITS FOR BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND SIDEWALK CODES
CHAPTER 18A: GRADING, SOIL EROSION, AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 19: PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 20: FIRE CODE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
TITLE VI: LAND USE
CHAPTER 21: LAND USE ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 21A: FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
CHAPTER 22: SUBDIVISION OF LAND
CHAPTER 23: STATE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
CHAPTER 24: DEVELOPMENT PLANS
CHAPTER 25: SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS
CHAPTER 26: SHORELINE SETBACKS
CHAPTER 27: COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 28: SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 29: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 30: WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 31: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 32: AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
CHAPTER 33: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 33A: IMPACT FEES FOR TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN EWA
TITLE VII: BUSINESS
CHAPTER 34: REGULATION OF BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 35: INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS TO CREATE NEW JOBS
CHAPTER 36: COMMON CARRIERS
TITLE VIII: PROPERTY
CHAPTER 37: REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
CHAPTER 38: LEASE AND RENTAL OF CITY REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING FEES
CHAPTER 39: MAXIMUM ANNUAL RENEGOTIATED LEASE RENT
CHAPTER 40: OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
TITLE IX: PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 41: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42: COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE
CHAPTER 43: SEWERS, DRAINAGE, AND CESSPOOLS
PARALLEL REFERENCES
TABLES
§ 15B-2.1 Fare structure.
(a)   For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Adult. Any person over the age of 17 years who does not qualify as a “youth.”
Child. Any person five years of age or younger who is accompanied by a fare-paying passenger, a city employee, or an employee of the transit management services contractor. If not so accompanied, any person five years of age or younger is a “youth” for purposes of this section.
Medicare Cardholder. Any person to whom a Medicare card has been issued, pursuant to Title II or Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 USC § 401 et seq. and 42 USC § 1395 et seq.
Paratransit Eligibility ID Holder. A person with a card issued under § 15B-4.3.
Person with a Disability under § 15B-2.2. A person with a temporary or permanent disability qualified for a fare plan under § 15B-2.2.
Senior Citizen. A person 65 years of age or older with a programmed city payment card issued in accordance with § 15B-2.3.
Service Day. The hours of operation of the city bus system and city rail system from 12:01 a.m. to 2:59 a.m. the following day.
Single Ride Fare. The required payment for a ride on the city bus system or the city rail system.
Single Ride Fare Special Event. The required payment for a ride on the city bus system or the city rail system for a special event as designated by the director.
Youth. A person six through 17 years of age, subject to the presentation of a valid identification card establishing the age of the person. Youth includes high school students 18 and 19 years of age with a valid high school identification card establishing the age of the student and the student’s current enrollment, but excludes college, university, and vocational training students if over the age of 17.
(b)   Except as otherwise provided in this article, the following fares apply to every passenger using the city bus system and the city rail system, and every passenger riding the city bus system and the city rail system shall pay the applicable fare set forth in this table:
FARE STRUCTURE TABLE
Cash
Fares Paid Using City Payment Card (CPC) Only
Special Event
Passenger Category
Single Ride Fare
Single Ride with 2.5-Hour Capped Fare with Free Transfers Between Bus, Rail, and Paratransit Systems
Daily Maximum Capped Fare
Monthly Pass or Maximum Capped Fare
Annual Pass
Seven- Day Pass
Single Ride Fare – Special Event
FARE STRUCTURE TABLE
Cash
Fares Paid Using City Payment Card (CPC) Only
Special Event
Passenger Category
Single Ride Fare
Single Ride with 2.5-Hour Capped Fare with Free Transfers Between Bus, Rail, and Paratransit Systems
Daily Maximum Capped Fare
Monthly Pass or Maximum Capped Fare
Annual Pass
Seven- Day Pass
Single Ride Fare – Special Event
Adult
$3
$3
$7.50
$80
$880
$30
$6.25
Youth
$1.50
$1.50 with programmed CPC
$3.75 with programmed CPC
$40 with programmed CPC
$440 with programmed CPC
$15
$6.25
Child
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Senior Citizen(Non-Hawaii Resident)
$1.25 with valid CPC ID
$1.25 with programmed CPC
$3 with programmed CPC
Not applicable
Not applicable
$6.25
Senior Citizen (Hawaii Resident)
$1.25 with valid CPC ID
$1.25 with programmed CPC
$3 with programmed CPC
$20 with programmed CPC
$45 with programmed CPC
$6.25
Person with a Disability Under § 15B-2.2 (Non- Hawaii Resident)
$1.25 with valid CPC ID
$1.25 with programmed CPC
$3 with programmed CPC
Not applicable
Not applicable
$6.25
Person with a Disability Under § 15B-2.2 (Hawaii Resident)
$1.25 with valid CPC ID
$1.25 with programmed CPC
$3 with programmed CPC
$20 with programmed CPC
$45 with programmed CPC
$6.25
Medicare Cardholders
$1.25 with valid Medicare Card ID
$1.25 with programmed CPC
$3 with programmed CPC
$20 with programmed CPC
$45 with programmed CPC
$6.25
Paratransit Eligibility ID Holders
$1.25 with valid paratransit ID
$1.25 with programmed CPC
$2 with programmed CPC
$6 with programmed CPC
$35 with programmed CPC
$6.25
Personal Care Attendant (PCA)
$0 when performing PCA service
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
$6.25
 
(c)   The department may establish a program for the use of transit passes issued to individuals upon payment of the designated fare and that may be used for the duration specified on the pass. The passes will be issued at various locations to be selected and advertised by the department. The department, through the department of budget and fiscal services, may enter into contractual arrangements with any parties, private or public, when such arrangements are in the best public interest for the sale and issuance of transit passes. The council must be informed within 30 days of the city’s entering into any such arrangement.
(d)   The department may allow a person to board a city transit system vehicle or enter a designated paid fare area without being charged a fare as part of a promotional offer or package made available by the city.
(e)   In the event of a strike or work stoppage that shuts down any portion of the multimodal municipal transportation system, the department may make such fare adjustments as in the judgment of the department are warranted by the particular circumstances.
(f)   The department may establish a program for the issuance of college and university student, faculty, and staff transit passes. Such passes may be issued to students, faculty, and staff by a college or university and will be subject to terms to be agreed upon between the college or university and the department. Students, faculty, and staff to whom such passes are issued shall pay the fare negotiated rather than a fare established under subsection (b).
(g)   The department may establish a program for the issuance of free transit passes for city employees.
(h)   A child riding a city transit system vehicle for free may not occupy a seat to the exclusion of another passenger.
(i)   The department may establish a trainer pass program for persons who train persons with disabilities to use the city transit system.
(j)   A personal care attendant accompanying a paratransit eligibility ID holder may not pay a fare when performing the service.
(k)   The department may establish a special seven-day pass for adults or youth that is effective upon first tap on any validator at multimodal municipal transportation system facilities, and on city transit system vehicles equipped with fare validators. The pass will be valid for seven consecutive days after the initial tap. The price for the seven-day pass is 10 times the value of an adult single ride fare or the youth single ride fare using the city payment card, as applicable.
(Sec. 28-2.1, R.O. 1978 (1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 13, Art. 2, § 13-2.1) (Am. Ords. 89-56, 91-27, 91-70, 93-56, 93-89, 95-22, 96-55, 97-02, 01-20, 02-18, 02-67, 03-19, 03-27, 07-13, 08-20, 09-17, 09-28, 13-31, 17-1, 17-27, 21-7, 22-35 )