HDOT’s HiRideshare is now KohoGo

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation launches KohoGo, a free website and app to help commuters to find carpool, vanpool and transit options throughout the state.

As of Sunday, Nov. 1, HDOT’s free ride-matching website, HiRideshare was deactivated, as its new free rideshare and transit website and app, KohoGo went online for public use. KohoGo expands on the previous website offering free peer-to-peer rideshare matching as a rider or driver, directions to mass transit options like TheBus or Skyline, and alternative transit like a Biki bike or walking.

Hawai‘i residents can create a free KohoGo account on KohoGo.com, or via the iOS or Android app, found in the respective stores. Users plan and record each trip to track the savings of each commute; the trips become points in KohoGo toward monthly gift card drawings up to $50.

HDOT named the site KohoGo to reflect the purpose of its services. “Koho” meaning to choose, or select, in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, reflects the mission to encourage commuters to choose active transportation options while earning rewards for those choices.

Become a part of Hawai‘i’s traffic solution by joining HDOT and KohoGo to find alternative transportation opportunities for your daily work commute and every trip in between. Check out KohoGo’s Commute Calculator to see how much choosing not to drive could save you.