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It is estimated that 4,600 students at the University of Hawaii-Manoa and community colleges ride the bus to classes.
The university is encouraging students, faculty and staff to carpool or make other arrangements to get to class Tuesday in the event of a strike. A Web site has been set up at www.hawaii.edu/busstrike, which will have an online ride-sharing matching service.
Some community colleges also have ride-share matching bulletin boards set up on campus. Information on strike contingency plans for each campus is listed below.
UH-Manoa
Some 1,900 additional parking spaces will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis both on and off campus. Priority parking will be given to those carrying two or more passengers at UH-Manoa's Bachman lawn before 10 a.m. To offset costs and provide for security, the normal $3 parking fee will be assessed on all on-campus lots.The Rainbow Shuttle and additional shuttle services will be running on an expanded schedule.
Once the maximum allowable number of daily parkers is reached for the lower-campus parking structures, Klum Gym and Music Building parking areas will be used as overflow parking areas. If additional parking is still required for daily parkers, Lab School lawn areas will be used.
Parking gates will have available information for alternative private parking lots and the shuttle service from those areas.
Additional on-campus parking sites will be available at:
Bachman Lawn (access through Bachman Gate); Kennedy Theatre-McCarthy Mall (access through East-West Gate); Zone 17 Music Building (access through Music Building entrance); Klum Gym gravel area (access through Lower Campus Gate); Lab School lawn, University (access through Public Television parking entrance); Lab School lawn, Metcalf (access through Lab School parking entrance).
Additional off-campus parking sites include Blaisdell Center, Kakaako Waterfront Park, Manoa Valley District Park and Ala Wai Community Park (two sites: at Kapiolani-McCully and at the end of University Avenue).
Limited shuttle service will be provided between the university and off-campus parking sites. Only faculty, staff and students with a valid university identification card will be allowed to ride the shuttles at no cost.
Parking officers will patrol off-campus sites from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Blaisdell Center has its own security patrolling the site. There will be no parking fee assessed for off-campus sites except at Blaisdell Center ($5).
Honolulu Community College
Student parking will be available in Parking Lot 8 (makai end of Kokea Street). Parking will be free for students with valid bus passes. All parking rules and regulations will continue to be enforced. For transportation assistance, students can contact Heide Ross, director of student life, studentlife@hcc.hawaii.edu; and faculty and staff can contact Ken Kato, director of administrative services, 845-9123, kato@ hcc. hawaii. edu.
Kapiolani Community College
A bulletin board to post inquiries and offers for carpools will be available in the Ohia Building, first floor, outside the Student Services Office and the Bookstore.All parking at Kapiolani Community College and any additional off-site parking (pending approval) will continue to be provided free of charge. All parking rules and regulations will continue to be enforced.
For transportation assistance, contact Ann Kinningham, director of administrative services, 734-9751, annkinn@hawaii. edu.
Leeward Community College
There will be no off-site additional parking areas available. An on-campus overflow lot will be open, but it will not be enough to accommodate the anticipated increase in cars.Parking will be free. All parking rules and regulations will be enforced.
Students, faculty and staff at Leeward and UH-West Oahu are encouraged to use the online ride-share matching service to start or find a carpool.
UH-West Oahu students, faculty and staff requiring transportation assistance can contact Mike Yano, 454-4742, mike@uhwo.hawaii.edu.
Leeward students, faculty and staff requiring transportation assistance can contact Clifford Togo, director of administrative services, 455-0213, togo@hawaii. edu.
Windward Community College
Windward Community College will have a bulletin board in the Campus Center Building (Hale Akoakoa) to assist students who want to participate in ride sharing.Efforts are also under way to identify staff and faculty members who may need transportation and to assist in ride sharing as needed.
There are sufficient parking areas to accommodate all staff, faculty and students in the event of a bus strike. Parking is free.
All parking rules and regulations will be enforced.
Windward students, faculty and staff requiring transportation assistance can contact Steven Nakasone, director of administrative services, 235-7405.
