The Bus

Author Message   Uncle Bud Intermediate Member Username: Unclebud Post Number: 143 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 205.172.16.90 Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 02:38 pm:    Uncle Bud here, Sunday a number of us at Hickam were refused passage on the bus, The driver was a jerk. You might copy the information I was sent from another board member showing the actual rules for luggage on the bus. Here are the rules for luggage on The Bus in Hawaii---Maybe you can post it as a follow up to your first posting ..... Baggage that can be stored under a passenger's seat or on a passenger's lap, that will not protrude to another seat or otherwise interfere with other passengers, will be admitted at no charge. Baggage that will not be admitted on board shall include any large, bulky, dangerous or offensive article that may cause harm or discomfort to any passenger. No baggage may be stored in the aisle or on the seats. Sec. 28-2.4, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.) Allowable Items Description of Article Maximum No. Maximum Size Medium-sized suitcase, duffle bag, or small metal bag caddy on wheels 1 per person 24" x 18" x 12" Smaller brief case or attaché case 18" x 12" x 12" Soft-sided sports bag 24" in length Small cooler 1 per person 18" x 18" x 12" Grocery bags a passenger can carry in arms Small backpack/day pack without metal frame Mini lawn chair without legs 2 per person Metal framed child carrier (passenger must remove while traveling on bus) 1 per person Collapsible baby stroller (any variety, folded, with baby removed) 1 per person Band instrument such as guitar, trombone, etc. 1 per person Reasonably sized Beach mat not covered with sand or other debris Skateboard carried or held on lap (not to be used on board) 1 per person Soft boogie board without skeg or fin, dried and washed clean of sand and other debris 1 per person 48" in length Golf club or detachable fishing pole properly covered or in container with no sharp edges 3 per person 48" in length Small pet in carrying cage or box 18" x 18" x 12" Sports equipment such as tennis racket, baseball bat, etc. Animals • Service Animals are permitted. • Small animals in a cage or   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 6141 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 71.163.18.160 Posted on Monday, March 22, 2010 - 10:50 pm:    There's usually a poster in each bus stating the rules, including about luggage. Paul B. is absolutely right that the driver was wrong to bar all luggage from his bus -- the rule is that it must fit under the seat OR on your lap. When we go commissary shopping on Oahu we almost always take along an empty carry-on size bag with wheels, in which to pack our heavy stuff like milk and peanut butter. We've never been denied boarding with it. Sure beats having heavy plastic grocery bags cutting into your hands as you carry them! An exception to the general rule about luggage on the bus could almost certainly apply if you arrive at the Honolulu commercial airport (either from overseas or at the inter-island terminal -- buses stop at both) and want to go to Hickam. In that case, when the #19 bus marked HICKAM pulls up, tell the driver you're only going to Hickam and you should definitely be allowed to bring all your bags because only a tiny number of people ride on that leg of the route. (In the other direction, the buses #19 and/or #20 at the airport marked WAIKIKI AND HOTELS may get jammed, so some drivers will enforce the rules. If you get turned down by one driver, try waiting 20 minutes or so for the next bus and trying your luck with that one. Enforcement of the luggage rules tends to be spotty.) BTW, a taxi driver who runs the meter up to $40 from Honolulu airport to Hickam during normal daylight hours into the early evening is taking advantage of the rider's lack of knowledge of the roads. In such a situation, instruct the driver to turn up Elliot from Nimitz Highway and go in via the Kuntz gate -- this will be shorter and quicker than going around to the main gate. (The Kuntz gate is closed during some nighttime hours.)   Paul B. Senior Member Username: Paseodelasdamas Post Number: 1109 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 216.57.66.175 Posted on Monday, March 22, 2010 - 02:01 pm:    Uncle Bud posted a thread that the "Bus" driver would not take travelers from the terminal to the airport because they had some luggage. I would have reminded the driver that the "Offical Policy" for the Bus allows passengers to ride the bus so long as the luggage fits under the seat. He mentioned that they only had carry-on's, I would have gotten the driver's name & identification and reported him. I recall having to use a cab once from the airport to the terminal and the meter read almost $40.00 FOR THE RIDE.   Edgar Inocentes Senior Member Username: Traveler88 Post Number: 492 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 75.32.236.68 Posted on Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 12:40 am:    It cost me $2.25 last week with a transfer ticket good for 3 hours, which was still a good deal. It gave my wife & me the option to go to the Ala Moana Ctr food court for more choices than what the Hickam food court had to offer. The $2.25/person was good for a roundtrip within the 3-hr period.   Cherry C. Senior Member Username: Cherry Post Number: 6133 Registered: 06-2003 Posted From: 71.163.18.160 Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 10:59 pm:    Showing your Medicare card and paying $1 per bus trip (plus a free transfer if needed) is a great way to get around if you are on Oahu only for a fairly short time. But if you go there just about every year, stay for more than a few days at a time, have proof of being 65 or older, and intend to use the buses a lot, you also could consider getting a Senior Bus Card ($10pp, good for 4 years so the cost works out to $2.50 per year; sold only at TheBus HQ that is easily reached -- by bus!) PLUS a monthly sticker for that card ($5 per calendar month). (After you get the original card and sticker at Bus HQ, you can get the next monthly sticker at the Satellite City Hall located on the bottom level of the back side of Ala Moana Shopping Center, toward the Macy's end.) This card-and-sticker combo gives you unlimited rides all over the island for the indicated month. Do the math and see if this will work for you -- it certainly does for us! (And having a pass, you can jump on a bus at any time [even to ride just a few blocks if you feel like it] without having to come up with yet another dollar bill. Or just ride around looking at interesting places and your fellow travelers!) Details of this and other passes and fares, plus info on how to get to most popular destinations, are at www.thebus.org.   dallas watanabe Member Username: Islandkava Post Number: 14 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 72.234.61.199 Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 06:05 am:    For your information. Riding the bus system in Honolulu will cost you one dollar if your show your Medicare card. You can get a transfer ticket also.