TheBus Routes 9, 9S, 18, and 24 Discontinued, Other Changes

This is to inform you of upcoming TheBus service modifications effective on August 18, 2024. Rider Alerts will be posted at affected bus stops, and on TheBus website.  Full updated schedules will also be available on TheBus website as the effective date nears.

Route 9 (Kaimuki-Pearl Harbor)

Route 9 will be discontinued.

Bus service along Valkenburg Street and Center Drive will no longer be offered.

Service options along Discontinued Route 9.

• • Routes 2/2L (select trips): service between Kapiolani Community College (KCC) – 18^th Avenue/Pahoa Avenue
  • New Route 7: service between 18^th Avenue/Pahoa Avenue – Kaimuki Town/Waialae Avenue – Kapiolani Boulevard/Ala Moana Shopping Center
  • Route 40: service between Kapiolani Boulevard/Ala Moana Shopping Center – Downtown/Hotel Street – Dillingham Boulevard – Nimitz Highway
  • Nimitz Highway – Radford Drive – Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH)
    • Radford Drive/Navy Exchange
      • Route 1L: service between Kaimuki/Waialae Avenue – Moiliili – Downtown – Kalihi – Salt Lake – Radford Drive – Aloha Stadium
    • JBPHH
      • Route PH8 at Aloha Stadium

Route 18 (University-Ala Moana)

Route 18 will be discontinued.

Service options along Discontinued Route 18:

• Routes 13/14: service between Kapahulu Shopping Center – St Louis Drive/Chaminade University
• Route 13: service between Kapahulu Shopping Center – UH Manoa/Dole Street/University Avenue
• Route 4: service between UH Manoa/University Avenue – Wilder Avenue/Pensacola Street
• Route 102: service between Wilder Avenue/Keeaumoku Street – Ala Moana Center
• Route 8: service between Wilder Avenue/Pensacola Street – Ala Moana Center

Route 24 (Kapahulu-Aina Haina)

Route 24 will be discontinued.

Service options along Discontinued Route 24

• Routes 13/14: service between Kapahulu Shopping Center – Waikiki/Honolulu Zoo
• Routes 2/2L (select trips): service between Waikiki/Honolulu Zoo – Campbell Avenue – Kapiolani Community College – Kahala Mall
• New Route 23: service between Aina Haina – Kahala Mall

Route 23 will be restructured.

New Route 23 (Kahala-Aina Haina-Sea Life Park)

Service will be extended into Aina Haina to replace Discontinued Route 24.

• New 2-way service will be offered within Aina Haina.

Service between Ala Moana – Kahala Mall will be discontinued.

• Service options along discontinued segments of Route 23:
• Routes 2/2L: service between Kahala Mall-Kapiolani Community College-Honolulu Zoo-Kuhio Avenue-Downtown
• Routes E/13/20/42: service between Honolulu Zoo-Waikiki-Ala Moana-Downtown

Service between Aina Haina and Sea Life Park will remain unchanged.

New Route 7 (Kalihi-Kahala)

Route 7 will be restructured with an extension to Kahala Mall and the Kamehameha IV Road segment will be discontinued and replaced by New Route 307.

• New Route 7 service areas:
  • Kalihi Valley
  • Kalihi-Palama
  • Iwilei
  • Downtown/Chinatown
  • Ala Moana
  • Kakaako
  • Moiliili
  • Kaimuki
  • Kahala Mall
• Kalihi Street between Dillingham Boulevard and N King Street will have AM/PM peak service in the mauka-bound direction only.

New Route 307 (Kamehameha IV-Kalihi Transit Center)

Will serve the Kamehameha IV Road segment of the current Route 7.

• Service areas:
  • Kamehameha IV Road
  • School Street
  • Gulick Avenue
  • N King Street
  • Mokauea Street
  • Dillingham Boulevard
  • Kalihi Transit Center

Route 9s (Palolo Valley)

New Route 200 (Kapiolani Park – Palolo Valley)

Route 9S will be discontinued and replaced with
New Route 200 Kapiolani Park – Palolo Valley.

New Route 200 service areas:

 

• Palolo Valley (routing will remain unchanged from Discontinued Route 9s)
• Waialae Avenue
• Saint Louis School
• Chaminade University
• Kaimuki Avenue/Market City Shopping Center
• Kaimuki High School
• 6^th Avenue / Alohea Street
• Ruger Market
• Makapuu Avenue / Kapiolani Community College
• Kapahulu Avenue/Honolulu Zoo
• Kalakaua Avenue / Waikiki Aquarium
• Kapiolani Park
• Poni Moi Road/ Paki Avenue (new terminus location)

Route 20 (Aloha Stadium-Waikiki)

• The Kapiolani Park loop will be discontinued from Route 20 and replaced by New Route 200.
• New terminus will be on Monsarrat Avenue near the Kapiolani Bandstand.

The Department of Transportation Services continues to monitor and evaluate TheBus system to address changes in service demand, productivity, and resource allocation.
Should you have any questions, please contact Jay Egusa at 808-768-8372 or email jegusa@honolulu.gov or thebusstop@honolulu.gov.