City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services

We will be extending hours for #SkylineHNL on Saturday, September 7, until 10 p.m., to accommodate the Megabon! The Megabon will be taking place at Aloha Stadium this Saturday, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is expected to bring in over 15,000 people in attendance. Aside from an authentic bon dance experience, attendees can also expect local food and craft vendors, Japanese festival games, live entertainment, beverage vendors, beer garden, and drone show. With the huge success and crowds of the 2023 Megabon, parking at Aloha Stadium is expected to be VERY limited. DTS, Megabon, and Aloha Stadium encourage attendees to utilize Skyline, to avoid traffic congestion and parking difficulties. Skyline fares can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gUeXS87d Riders wishing to take Skyline to the Megabon Dance will be able to take any of the eight stations west of Hālawa Aloha Stadium station. Riders will also be able to utilize the park-and-rides at the following stations: Keoneʻae UH West Oʻahu Station (304 parking stalls available at the park-and-ride) Honouliuli Hoʻopili Station (344 parking stalls available at the park-and-ride) For directions to each of the three park-and-rides, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gQaY-wDq The Hālawa Aloha Stadium Skyline Station Park-and-Ride is still available for transit riders, but may not be used to park for Megabon. Additionally, Leeward Community College (LCC) will be opening their parking lot for the event. The parking lot will be open at 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. via Gate 4 and will cost $3 per vehicle. Attendees can park at the LCC parking lot and jump on Skyline at the adjacent Hālaulani Leeward Community College Skyline Station. Remember, trains arrive every 10 minutes! Please ensure that you catch your train back before 10 p.m.! For last train times and terminating stations for this event, please see the chart! #HOLOWithUs #RideTheSky

If you have an engineering degree, or an interest in being an engineer, consider working for us at DTS! We have Civil and Electrical engineering positions that may just be right for you! Check out a few of our engineers: Bryan, Mike and Kelly, as they talk about their duties working as engineers for DTS, and how their job helps to better the lives of everyone, including you, on Oʻahu. Our benefits are great too😏 If you want to make a difference for our communities, consider working with us and doing something about it! Also, our Department of Human Resources is hosting an Engineer Open House, tomorrow, August 29 at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse from 5pm to 8:30pm. Come hang out, talk story with our top engineers, hear about exciting new projects, and enjoy local style refreshments. Reserve your spot ASAP, as tickets are almost gone! https://shorturl.at/ej6hY #HOLOWithUs

Name a better duo. I'll wait. #HOLOWithUs

Thank goodness for @gobikihi Another Monday morning saved. #HOLOWithUs

Brace yourselves for Back to School TRAFFIC! Starting Monday, August 26, University of Hawaiʻi campuses will start up the Fall 2024 semester! Thousands of students will be back on the roadways and sidewalks to attend their classes.   Don’t like traffic? Give public transit a try! Why focus on driving in traffic when you can chill, read, sleep, or do your last minute homework/papers while on #TheBus or #SkylineHNL? Public transit reduces the amount of cars on the roadways. Why put 40 cars on the road, when you can fit 40 people on a bus? Leeward Community College and UH West Oʻahu have their own Skyline stations for students attending these respective campuses. UH Mānoa students can also take the Route A Bus, that arrives at Hālawa Aloha Stadium Skyline station every 10 minutes!   UPASS for University students, and Youth discounted HOLO cards for students 17 and younger are available as affordable transportation options.   Park-and-Ride lots are available to all public transit users at UH West Oʻahu, Hoʻopili and Hālawa stations! Just park your car and jump on a train or bus!   Live in town? Try a #Biki to get to work or class and don’t worry about locking up your own personal bike! With Biki stations throughout the urban core of Honolulu, Chinatown, UH Mānoa, Waikīkī and McCully, and dedicated bike lanes along King, South, Alakea, Pensacola Streets and Ward Avenue, biking has never been easier.   Or simply walk! Oʻahu has the best weather! Walking is healthy, free, and easy. Why not?   Like driving still? Make sure you carpool with friends or family as a good opportunity for bonding and conversation. This also helps reduce the amount of cars on the roadways and helps keep you from losing your mind while sitting in traffic. Most importantly, HOLO with #Aloha. Remove all distractions when driving/walking/biking to ensure that everyone gets to their destinations safely, and on time. Pay attention, look ALL ways, and throw shakas.   #HOLOWithUs 

Reminder: August is still #Pedestrian Safety Month! Keep your eyes peeled and your attention focused for pedestrians AND our furry family members! There are lot of families walking their pets, especially during rush hour, so give them the attention and time they need to cross so everyone can make it back home safely. Look at these pups. You can't say "no" to these pups. Travel with #aloha #HOLOWithUs

Attention #TheBus riders: Here are the upcoming TheBus service changes starting on Sunday, August 18, 2024. We continues to monitor and evaluate TheBus system to address changes in service demand, productivity, and resource allocation. For TheBus schedule and route information, please visit: www.thebus.org For TheBus customer service, please call (808) 848-5555 and press 5. #HOLOWithUs

DTS is encouraging Oʻahu residents — and especially public, private and college-aged students — to embrace different ways to get around the island this year, especially as the new school year begins. As students head back to public, private and charter schools, as well as to college and university campuses, traffic congestion will increase on our roads. DTS is asking the public to plan their trips in advance, ensuring adequate time to travel safely on the road. There are many ways to get travel all over the island of Oʻahu: Skyline: Honolulu’s newest mode of transportation, Skyline offers convenient, comfortable, and reliable rides with expansive views of the south shore of Oʻahu between East Kapolei and Hālawa. With stations at University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu and Leeward Community College, DTS encourages students, faculty, and staff to ride Skyline, bypassing ground level traffic with trains running every 10 minutes. Riders bound for University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa can connect to Route A at the Hālawa Aloha Stadium Station. Route A buses arrive every 10 minutes. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam employees who live near the Skyline route can connect directly to TheBus Route PH8 at Hālawa station for direct access onto the base. TheBus: TheBus offers over 100 routes on Oʻahu and is an efficient way to access school and work. With routes serving most public and private schools, plus all University of Hawaiʻi and other college campuses, along with major employment centers, TheBus is a great way to get around without driving. Carpool: Carpooling reduces the number of vehicles on the roadways, and can be a good opportunity for bonding and conversation. Biki: DTS took over Biki operations at the beginning of July, and the bikeshare network is another mode of transportation added to our multimodal offerings. Biki provides affordable rates for students and employees around urban Honolulu. For more information, visit: www.gobiki.org HOLO cards are used for payment on TheBus and Skyline and are available for purchase at select retail locations, most Satellite City Halls, online and at TheBus Pass Office at the Kalihi Transit Center on Middle Street. HOLO cards can be registered to an individual or families to manage, come with transfer periods and fare capping, and can hold daily or monthly passes. For more information, go to www.holocard.net DTS wants to remind all users of the roadways to practice patience, time management, and to travel with aloha. #HOLOWithUs #SkylineHNL #RideTheSky

The Oʻahu Regional Transportation Plan 2050 is available now until August 31, 2024, to the public! If you're a transit rider, please take this survey conducted by the Oʻahu Metropolitan Planning Organization. https://bit.ly/4d8JUNX #HOLOWithUs

#FlashbackFriday Here's a quick timelapse of construction for Kekaulike Mall, with the installation of the dragon mural in the center of it all! If you have nothing else to do this weekend, go check it out and support our Chinatown vendors! #HOLOWithUs