Special Report

Taken For A Ride

Taken For A Ride: Hawaii Ed Department Could Restore School Bus Cuts Katherine Poythress/Civil Beat

Taken For A Ride: Hawaii Ed Department Could Restore School Bus Cuts

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DOE gears up to overhaul school bus program; critics approve of reform efforts.
Taken for a Ride: Will Innovative School Bus Plan Really Bring Down Costs? Katherine Poythress/Civil Beat

Taken for a Ride: Will Innovative School Bus Plan Really Bring Down Costs?

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New Hawaii school bus contracts would be based on ride times versus routes.
Taken For A Ride: Hawaii School Bus Study Pau, But DOE Not Making It Public Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Taken For A Ride: Hawaii School Bus Study Pau, But DOE Not Making It Public

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Long-awaited consultant's report submitted Monday, but department won't release it yet.
Taken for a Ride: State Audit Slams School Bus Transportation Program Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Taken for a Ride: State Audit Slams School Bus Transportation Program

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Hawaii auditor drills DOE for not addressing spiraling costs, awarding single-bid contracts.
Taken For A Ride: Ed Board Considers How To Fill A $17M Hole

Taken For A Ride: Ed Board Considers How To Fill A $17M Hole

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Hawaii DOE to recommend plan today on covering gap for school bus services.
Taken for a Ride: Hawaii School Bus Program To Get Independent Review Katherine Poythress/Civil Beat

Taken for a Ride: Hawaii School Bus Program To Get Independent Review

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State Auditor identifies scope of new examination to be finished by summer.
Taken for a Ride: Hawaii Lawmakers Still Plan To Cut School Bus Funding

Taken for a Ride: Hawaii Lawmakers Still Plan To Cut School Bus Funding

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House Finance Committee Chairman says Department of Education must reduce student transportation costs.
Taken for a Ride: State Learns A Lesson About Running School Buses Katherine Poythress/Civil Beat

Taken for a Ride: State Learns A Lesson About Running School Buses

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Hawaii Department of Education took over 12 Big Island routes in 2005.
Taken For A Ride: Lessons From New Competition

Taken For A Ride: Lessons From New Competition

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New bidders could signal change in business as usual for Hawaii school bus industry.