No bus talks
scheduled
over weekend
No bus strike talks have been scheduled for this weekend, officials for Oahu Transit Service Inc. and Teamsters Local 996 said yesterday.
The last negotiation session was on Wednesday. Bus talks are not expected to resume until next week.
The strike by 1,336 bus workers began on Aug. 26 and is now in its 19th day.
Workers are seeking pay increases in the second and third years of a three-year pact. Management officials at OTS say there is no money for raises.
Throughout the bus strike some who paid money for monthly bus passes have complained that refunds should be made.
Yesterday, city officials announced that refunds for bus passes are currently unavailable.
City officials said they will make prorated refunds to people who held bus passes during the strike, but because workers who will process refunds are striking, refunds will not be made until the strike ends.
The city Web site says that refunds will be in the form of reduced charges for a future bus pass or a cash refund.
To receive the refund, bus pass holders must surrender their current pass.
City officials said that more details about specific procedures to submit for a refund will be posted on the city Web site at www.co.honolulu.hi.us/dts/strike.htm and advertised in local newspapers.
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City announces schedules
for school bus shuttlesThe city school bus shuttles will continue today, operating circular routes. The schedule below is not exact, according to city officials who ask riders to be flexible and patient. Signs identify pick-up and drop-off locations and the 16 school buses. The schedule for today is:
>> 1. Chinatown Gateway-Kalihi: Departs every 20 minutes. First bus departs Chinatown at 7 a.m.; last bus departs Chinatown at 5:20 p.m. Two buses running to eight stops: Honolulu Community College, Dillingham/Kohou Street, Dillingham/McNeil Street, Kalihi Shopping Center, School Street near Kam IV Road, Kapalama Elementary School, Lanakila/School Street, Chinatown.
>> 2. Waianae-Kapolei-Waikele-Waipahu-Chinatown Gateway: Departs every hour and a half. First bus departs Waianae Mall at 7 a.m.; second bus departs Waianae Mall at 8:30 a.m.; last bus departs Chinatown to Waianae at 4 p.m. Two buses running to six stops: Waianae Mall, Kapolei Transit Center, Waipahu Daiei, Waipahu Civic Center, Waipahu Daiei, Chinatown.
>> 3. Chinatown Gateway-Ala Moana Center-Waikiki-UH: Departs every hour. First bus from Chinatown to UH departs at 7 a.m.; last bus from Chinatown to UH leaves at 5 p.m. First bus from UH to Chinatown departs at 7 a.m.; last bus from UH to Chinatown leaves at 5 p.m. Four buses running to nine stops: Chinatown, Straub/Neal Blaisdell Center, Kaiser Clinic, Ala Moana Center, Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki Police Station, Waikiki Food Pantry, Honolulu Zoo (Kapahulu Ave. across Queen Kapiolani Hotel), UH Sinclair Circle.
Note: During today's Aloha Festivals Parade, the following stops will be moved: Hale Koa relocated to Kalakaua/Ena Road; Waikiki Police Station relocated to Kuhio/Kaiulani Triangle Park; and Honolulu Zoo, Kapahulu Avenue near entrance to zoo parking lot.
>> 4. Chinatown-Ewa Beach-Pearlridge: Departs every hour and fifteen minutes. First bus departs Ewa Beach Shopping Center at 7 a.m.; second bus departs Ewa Beach Shopping Center at 8:05 a.m.; last bus back to Ewa Beach Shopping Center from Chinatown departs at 4:45 p.m. Two buses running to seven stops: Chinatown, Pearlridge Shopping Center, Sam's Club, Royal Kunia Park and Ride, St. Francis West, Ewa Beach Town Center, Ewa Beach Shopping Center.
>> 5. Wahiawa-Mililani-Salt Lake -Chinatown: Departs about every hour. First bus departs Wahiawa at 7 a.m.; second bus departs Wahiawa at 8:20 a.m.; last bus back to Wahiawa from Chinatown leaves at 5:40 p.m. Two buses running to five stops: Kamehameha Highway/California Avenue, Mililani Town Center, Pearlridge Shopping Center, Salt Lake Shopping Center, Chinatown.
>> 6. Waimanalo-Kailua-Kaneohe-Chinatown: Departs about every hour and 20 minutes. First bus departs Kailua at 7 a.m.; second bus departs Kailua at 8:20 a.m.; last bus back from Chinatown leaves at 5:10 p.m. Two buses running: Kailua Shopping Center, Enchanted Lake Shopping Center, Shima's Market, Waimanalo Post Office, Shima's Market, Enchanted Lake Shopping Center, Kailua Longs, Windward Mall, Chinatown.
>> 7. North Shore-Windward Mall-Haleiwa: Departs about every hour. First bus to Haleiwa departs Windward Mall at 7 a.m.; First bus to Windward Mall departs North Shore Marketplace at 7 a.m.; Last bus to Windward Mall leaves North Shore Marketplace at 2:30 p.m.; Last bus to Haleiwa leaves Windward Mall at 4 p.m. Two buses running to eight stops: North Shore Marketplace, Sunset Foodland, Kahuku (Mill/Hospital), Laie Shopping Center, Swanzy Beach Park, Hygienic Store, Temple Valley Shopping Center, Windward Mall.
Note: Buses on this route do not go to Chinatown, but passengers may transfer to the Waimanalo-Kailua-Kaneohe bus at Windward Mall to get downtown.
