Bus riders wait for mayor to fulfill promise

Caldwell intends to reveal a plan this month to reverse cuts, his aides say

By Marcel Honoré

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 01, 2013

~~<p>In the 52 years he's lived in Manoa, Donald Au's family has relied on TheBus to get around Honolulu. But in the past seven months or so, Au says he's watched his wife, neighbors and other nearby riders carve more time out of their days to catch buses that run less frequently.</p>
<p>Route 5, which runs from Ala Moana to Manoa, now arrives about every hour instead of every half-hour, Au said Wednesday. "It throws off a lot of working people, a lot of school kids that live in our area, a lot of senior citizens with doctor's appointments," he added.</p>
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In the 52 years he's lived in Manoa, Donald Au's family has relied on TheBus to get around Honolulu. But in the past seven months or so, Au says he's watched his wife, neighbors and other nearby riders carve more time out of their days to catch buses that run less frequently.

Route 5, which runs from Ala Moana to Manoa, now arrives about every hour instead of every half-hour, Au said Wednesday. "It throws off a lot of working people, a lot of school kids that live in our area, a lot of senior citizens with doctor's appointments," he added. Login for more...