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Biki’s ridership has been steadily declining over the past few years, and its leadership wants to reinvest in the system to draw in more riders and start adding e-bikes.

The project funding is from fall 2024 to fall 2027.

Residents and officials are hoping to slow down speeders by changing the designs of roads using a variety of means.

The company has no plans to cancel its Lanai service, but it needs taxpayer-funded support as a work-around to raising ticket prices.

Two bills being considered by the Legislature would increase the legally required minimum liability coverage, which could boost the cost of premiums.

DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg rode the new Skyline transit system and visited several other federally funded infrastructure projects on Oahu and Maui.

The ride-share proposal originally set the proposed fee at 25 cents per ride, but the latest draft does not say exactly how much the fee would be.

Highway 130 is the only route out of the fast-growing community, and is jammed with traffic each day. One critic called the council vote ‘a slap in the face’ for Puna residents.

The airport, which shut down for several hours, is scheduled for $120 million in upgrades this summer.

The Hawaii Department of Transportation said recent winter rains contributed to runway deterioration.