
Fourteen schools in the state will test GoKid's carpool solution for the 2025–26 school year, which connects school families together to coordinate transportation.
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The company, with locations in California and Hawaii, now also owns Blue Star Bus Sales in West Texas.
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With limited time to acquire buses and recruit drivers, Louis Gomes and his team worked quickly to launch service for Maui students before a new school year began.
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The National School Transportation Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Maui covers legislative updates, autonomous vehicles, and other topics.
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Branden Pagurayan’s winning poster contest entry illustrates this year’s National School Bus Safety Week theme: "#Stop on Red."
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All Maui school bus routes are now restored. Now, the state focuses on returning consolidated routes to normal, and aims to hire more drivers.
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School bus companies in the state restore one bus route and hire several more CDL-licensed drivers. They are temporarily offering hiring bonuses and increased wages to mitigate bus driver shortage.
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As the school year starts, the Hawaii State Department of Education temporarily consolidates and suspends routes for four schools on Maui due to a shortage of qualified drivers.
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The awarding of new school bus contracts culminates the Get on Board initiative, which the state DOE says has improved service while cutting costs by more than $13 million annually.
Read More →The Hawaii Department of Education is looking to help improve the scheduling of sporting events after the school bus contract for Oahu was cut, providing 33 fewer buses. School buses first have to get students home from school before they can pick up the teams and take them to their games, forcing high school football games to end close to midnight.
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