#Maui Bus

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. transportation will resume all Human Services transportation on Monday, Sept. 28, including services in Hāna, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi. Maui Bus ADA Paratransit services resumed regular operations on Sunday. This follows modified operations on Saturday, Sept. 26 due to Hurricane Nolo,

With Hurricane Nolo forecast to pass south of the Hawaiian Islands, the latest forecast indicates the potential for significant impacts to Maui County has decreased, officials reported. However, Maui County remains under a tropical storm watch, flood watch and high surf advisory. Residents are being advised to remain vigilant because conditions can change. Maui County […]

Due to the partial closure of Ka‘ahumanu Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, to accommodate the Maui County Fair Parade, Maui Bus service will be re-routed and specific bus stops will not be in service, the County of Maui Department of Transportation announced. The changes are as follows:

Due to Tropical Storm Lala, County of Maui Department of Transportation on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, will suspend or end early certain Maui Bus services. Transit services for Sunday will be determined by midday Saturday.

Maui County Council members unanimously adopted Tuesday two resolutions approving special events permits for the 2026 Maui County Fair and the Aloha Classic Windsurfing Tournament.

The Maui County Council voted 7-1 twice Friday to send the Maui Planning Commission a pair of resolutions that could permanently move roughly 2,056 apartment-district transient vacation rental units into new hotel zoning, over the objection of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Council Member Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, who cast the lone “no” votes.

The County of Maui Department of Transportation announced that Maui Bus fixed-route fares are free for students of any age and County of Maui employees starting Wednesday, July 1. Also, Maui Bus fixed-route service will be adding stops in Kahului (Puʻunēnē Avenue); Haliʻimāile; Nāpili; and Kīhei (Piʻikea Avenue).

During Nā Kamehameha Commemorative Pāʻū Parade along Kaʻahumanu Avenue on Saturday, June 20, 2026, some Maui Buses in Kahului and Wailuku will be rerouted, and specific bus stops will not be in service between 9 to 11:45 a.m., the County of Maui Department of Transportation announced.

Waiving bus fares for Maui County employees would have a “minimal impact” on revenue received from the Maui Bus ridership, Department of Transportation Director Marc Takamori told council members Tuesday.

Maui Economic Opportunity Human Services transportation will limit its operations to dialysis and essential medical appointments for Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Central, West, South, and Upcountry Maui beginning Saturday, March 21. 

Maui Economic Opportunity Maui Bus paratransit and partial Human Services operations for dialysis and essential medical appointments only on Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi and Maui, except for East Maui, will resume Monday, March 16.

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Transportation division will enroll all riders in a ride confirmation system starting Monday, March 2, to improve service and to accommodate last minute changes. 

County of Maui offices, facilities and services will be closed or modified on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, for the Presidents’ Day holiday.

A Hawaiian Homes homesteader who recently returned to Molokaʻi is the first resident to obtain a commercial driver’s license in a new Maui Economic Opportunity training program on the island.

All County of Maui offices on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi will be closed on Monday, Feb. 9, and only essential personnel will report to work. All County parks and permitted playing fields will be closed on Monday, Feb. 9.

Microtransit may be a solution for Maui’s low-ridership bus areas, and a recent County of Maui Department of Transportation public meeting on the topic rolled out several details of the proposal.

Four new, all-electric transit buses will be rolling out for driver training next week and for official Maui Bus passenger service starting the week of Jan. 5, 2026, the County of Maui Department of Transportation announced.

The Waihe’e Villager and Kula Islander each see fewer than five riders per hour. Maui County hopes switching these routes to microtransit, which is like a hybrid between Uber and a public bus, will increase efficiency and cut wait times.

Microtransit is an on-demand, technology-enabled shared transportation service that uses smaller vehicles to provide flexible rides that are more responsive to passenger needs than traditional buses. The more frequent, flexible service would enhance fixed Maui Bus routes.

A portion of Vevau Street in Kahului – between Kāne and School streets – will temporarily close to public vehicular traffic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, due to an electrical project at Kahului Transit Center, according to the County of Maui Department of Transportation. Maui Bus and pedestrians will still be allowed to utilize the roadway during this time.