HONOLULU (KHON2) — A sweltering problem that has been unaddressed for months is what bus users said of the stop at Keeaumoku and Beretania streets. KHON2 looked into why a fix has taken so long.
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Riders of TheBus have found other ways to beat the heat since a vehicle drove into and destroyed the bus shelter at Stop Number 39.
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“We wanted to get some shade, my girlfriend and I, and so we thought this would a good place since there’s that obstruction over there, and we just wanted to stay in a cooler place,” said Kalihi resident Fred Badua.
Others resorted to handheld umbrellas to chill out. The obstruction is the old shelter, which City officials said has been there since it was destroyed on Wednesday, June 5.
Officials with the Honolulu Transportation Services Department said there are plans to replace the damaged shelter with a decommissioned shelter from another location, which they contest is more cost-efficient and quicker than designing, constructing and installing an entirely new covering. KHON2 asked DTS officials the questions below and received the following answers: