With gasoline prices ticking $7 a gallon for regular unleaded on Moloka`i,
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Rural Shuttle Service – which operates without
cost to riders – could be an option for residents looking to save on their
transportation costs.
“Fuel cost spikes due to local, national and international catastrophes and
events hit home particularly hard in Hawai`i’s rural communities like
Moloka`i,” said MEO CEO Debbie Cabebe. “We want to let Moloka`i residents,
who are paying some of the highest gasoline prices in the nation, know that
MEO’s Rural Shuttle Service is available and an option for households
trying to make ends meet in these difficult times.”
Bus P148 has been added to the Maui Economic Opportunity bus fleet on Moloka`i. The 24-passenger bus with two-wheelchair capacity was blessed in April and is part of the Moloka`i Rural Shuttle fleet of buses.
The shuttles operate Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) on a schedule
with limited service on Saturdays. No reservations are required.
The round trips begin in Kaunakakai near the Mitchell Pau`ole Center to
points East ending at Puko`o Fire Station (7 round trips with 5 stops
in-between each day), West to Maunaloa Post Office and School (6 round
trips with 3 stops in-between), and Central (6 round trips with 4 stops
in-between) to Kalae Lookout through Hoolehua.
Residents will be able to get to the Moloka`i Airport, Kawela Plantation,
Kilohana Elementary School, Kulana Oiwi, Kalua Koi Villas, Hoolehua and
Kualapu`u Post Offices, Misaki’s grocery store and other destinations.
Schedules can be found at the MEO office, 380 Kolapa Place, Kaunakakai, and
on the MEO Website here.
Riders are advised to be at marked bus stops at least 10 minutes before
departure.
For more information, call MEO Moloka`i Transportation at (808) 553-3218.
