Maui Bus to Be Re-Routed During the County Fair Parade

The Wailuku-Kapalua (Stadium) Commuter parking, normally allowed at the War Memorial Stadium parking lot, will be relocated to the Kahului Boat Ramp during the Maui County Fair from Wednesday, September 29th through Sunday, October 3rd, the Department of Transportation has announced. Also, due to the partial closure of Kaahumanu Avenue on Thursday, September 30 to accommodate the Maui County Fair Parade, Maui Bus service will be re-routing and eliminating specific stops, the County of Maui Department of Transportation announced.

Maui Bus file photo by Wendy Osher. (From October 2009 blessing event)

The changes are as follows:

Lahaina Islander (Lahaina Bound)
● Eliminating the 4:40 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. Wells Street and Waikapu stop from Queen Kaahumanu Center heading to Lahaina.

Kahului Loop Route #5
● Eliminating the 2:32 p.m., 3:32 p.m., 4:32 p.m. and 5:32 p.m. Harbor Lights/Maui College stop from Queen Kaahumanu Center. Eliminating the 4:35 p.m. and 5:35 p.m. Roselani Place and Papa Avenue/Kea Street stop.

Kahului Reverse Loop Route #6
● Eliminating the 2:53 p.m., 3:53 p.m., 4:53 p.m. and 5:53 p.m. Harbor Lights/Maui College stop going to Queen Kaahumanu Center. Eliminating the 4:49 p.m. and 5:49 p.m. Roselani Place and Papa Avenue/Kea Street stop.

Wailuku Loop Route #1
● Eliminating the 4:40 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. Maui Memorial Medical Center and Maui Lani Parkway stop.  Eliminating the 4:23 p.m., 5:23 p.m. and 6:23 p.m. Kanaloa Avenue stops.

Wailuku Reverse Loop Route #2
● Eliminating the 4:03 p.m., 5:03 p.m. and 6:03 p.m. Kanaloa Avenue stops.

The remaining bus routes will operate as normal with some deviation in street routing, but will continue to serve all other existing bus stops. Please expect delays in pick-up times, due to the increased traffic during the parade.

Maui Bus is a service provided by the County of Maui and operated by Roberts Hawaii. For more information, the public should contact Roberts Hawaii at 871-4838, or the County of Maui Department of Transportation at 270-7511. General bus schedule information can be found on all County buses, and is available online at www.mauicounty.gov/bus.

(Information courtesy County of Maui)