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| James "Kimo" Rosen is a retired professional photographer and amongst other things lived in a tent outdoors for 7 years. Rosen currently resides on the tropical island of Kaua'i with his best friend and spiritual adviser Ivanka-Obama Da Dog! |
Blog #1967~Kimo's world's #214
Da Bus-"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
When I started riding the Kauai bus 16 years ago a monthly pass for unlimited travel any where on the island was $15.00, it is now $40.00. It is still one of the best deals anywhere on the island except for maybe for the $1.50 hot-dog and refillable drink at a popular big box store on our cosmic island.
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| The Kauai Bus picking up passengers at Kukui Grove shopping center |
Now into the winter of my life I qualify for para transit. My para transit service has never been more than 10 minutes late, in fact more times than not they are right on time and sometimes even early. The drivers are always friendly and know all the passengers on a first name basis. I have seen para transit drivers help those in wheelchairs get their goods on and off the bus, even helping those with walkers and canes navigate their positions on the bus. Kauai bus drivers are filled with the aloha spirit in so many ways, too numerous to mention them all.
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| Para transit driver, Lucy along with Ivanka await my arrival on the bus... |
I once asked the director of the bus if the drivers had special training on how to treat passengers because they are all so friendly, she replied, "Oh Kimo, they're just being nice because you are so charming." Yea right! I almost believed her for a second, but I knew that I wasn't that delightful all the time.
So why all the talk of changes to the bus? I have been on buses in many cities around the world and I have never been more impressed than with the Kauai bus. There's that old expression that applies to the Kauai bus, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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| Para transit bus at Costco, Costco and Kauai bus, my two favorite things about Kauai |
To my friends on the Kauai county council;
The Bus needs annual cost of living increases for things like their experienced and aloha spirited staff that all deserve raises, with these minimum budget increases I propose the county budget be used for more roads, affordable housing, and to help the homeless situation. If I had to rate the Kauai bus service on a scale of 1-10, I would give it 11!
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Hana Hou, (Encore)
