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Transportation department briefed council committee on Maui bus, paratransit, Park Maui and capital plans
Summary
Deputy Director Diane Yogi and DOT staff reviewed FY25 operations and funding sources, including general fund programs for air ambulance and human services transportation, highway fund support for Maui Bus services and an MPO‑tied grant program. DOT described ongoing bus stop and yard master planning and staffing needs.
The Maui County Department of Transportation presented an operational and budgetary overview to the ADEPT committee on Feb. 20, outlining staff levels, funding sources and capital priorities for FY25.
Deputy Director Diane Yogi said the department administers fixed‑route Maui Bus service, ADA paratransit, commuter runs, human services transportation (including senior and youth transport), the air ambulance contract and Park Maui services. The department is administratively connected to the Maui Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which houses several federally funded positions that sit functionally under DOT for grant administration and planning.
DOT staff described three main funding streams: the county general fund (administration, human services transport, air ambulance and Park Maui), the highway fund (Maui Bus operations and local matching funds for federal grants) and grant revenue funds (FTA formula and discretionary funding, congressional earmarks). DOT reported that several MPO positions are grant‑funded and that two new MPO positions were moving toward recruitment.
On capital projects DOT highlighted ongoing planning and design for bus stop shelters and a transportation maintenance yard master plan. Staff described a bus‑stop maintenance contract that pays for monthly pressure‑washing and thrice‑weekly trash removal at sheltered stops. Council members and public commenters used the briefing to raise local bus service issues including shelter gaps in Paia and expanded schedules for shift workers; DOT said it would provide follow‑up details and ridership data upon request.
The department said recruitment for limited‑term and grant‑funded positions is underway and noted the county’s broader hiring constraints. No formal committee action was taken; the presentation was informational.
