Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on Hawai‘i’s runaway school bus costs. The Hawai‘i Department of Education has decided to allow school bus companies to use older buses in an effort to bring down skyrocketing transportation costs.
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on Hawai‘i’s runaway school bus costs.
The Hawai‘i Department of Education has decided to allow school bus companies to use older buses in an effort to bring down skyrocketing transportation costs.
At a time of declining resources, the district has been shifting money from other programs in order to pay bus contractors.
The department loosened the requirement on buses when it put more than 80 routes out for bid last month. Officials say they will allow companies to use older buses as long as they are refurbished after 10 years and meet state and federal safety requirements.
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