Hele-On Bus Schedule
for Routes Stopping at UH Hilo

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There are 46 buses stopping at UH each weekday.

  • The last bus back to campus from Prince Kuhio Plaza is at 9:18 PM (M-F).
  • The last bus back from Downtown is at 9:00 PM (M-F).
  • The last bus back from Keaukaha is at 4:40 PM (M-F).

There are now 34 buses that stop at UH on Saturdays.

  • The last bus back to campus from Prince Kuhio Plaza is at 7:05 PM (S).
  • The last bus back from Downtown is at 7:30 PM (S).
  • The last bus back from Keaukaha is at 3:35 PM (S).

The KEAUKAHA bus runs hourly between UH and the beach parks of Keaukaha (M-S).

Print the bus schedule on the left column for the current schedule (as of 2/21/2009).

The County Council is currently offering free bus service to promote mass transit. Students normally ride the Hele-On Bus in Hilo for only 50 cents by purchasing student tickets at the Campus Center Office (75 cents without a student ticket).

Where's the Campus Bus Stop?

Location of bus stop is in front of the old gym

The campus bus stops are located in front of the Old \Gym on Kapiolani Street.

The bus stop in front of the Campus Center will reopen once construction at the main entrance is complete.

  

Where do the Buses Go?

  

Map of Bus route

Click on the image above to interact with this map!

 

  

All Buses Monday through Saturday (Unless marked)

Downtown Through UH Hilo to Prince Kuhio Plaza and Beyond

Originates

from:

   Arrives   Ends at: Days Bus is Marked:
Downtown UH Hilo Plaza
Downtown 5:00 AM 5:05 AM 5:15 AM Volcano Mon-Sat Volcano
Downtown 7:05 AM 7:20 AM 7:25 AM Waiakea Uka Mon-Sat Waiakea Uka
Keaukaha 7:25 AM 7:35 AM 7:45 AM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Downtown 7:30 AM 7:45 AM 7:55 AM Sea View Mon-Sat Pahoa
Keaukaha 8:25 AM 8:35 AM 8:45 AM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Banyan Dr 9:05 AM 9:20 AM 9:25 AM Waiakea Uka Mon-Sat Waiakea Uka
Keaukaha 9:25 AM 9:35 AM 9:45 AM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Kona 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:05 AM Plaza Mon-Sat Downtown
Downtown* 10:00 AM 10:13 AM 10:15 AM Nanawale* M - F Pahoa
Keaukaha 10:25 AM 10:35 AM 10:45 AM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Banyan Dr 10:35 AM 10:50 AM 10:55 AM Waiakea Uka Mon-Sat Waiakea Uka
Downtown* 11:00 AM 11:13 AM 11:20 AM Nanawale* M - F Pahoa
Banyan Dr 12:05 PM 12:20 PM 12:25 PM Waiakea Uka Mon-Sat Waiakea Uka
Waimea 12:15 PM 12:25 PM 12:45 PM Plaza Mon-Sat Downtown
Downtown* 12:15 PM 12:30 PM 12:40 PM Sea View * M - F Pahoa
Keaukaha 1:00 PM 1:10 PM 1:20 PM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Downtown 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:10 PM Nanawale Mon-Sat Pahoa
Keaukaha 2:00 PM 2:10 PM 2:20 PM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Downtown* 2:40 PM 3:00 PM 3:10 PM Nanawale* M - F Pahoa
Downtown* 2:40 PM 2:55 PM 3:10 PM Ocean View* M - F Kau
Keaukaha 3:00 PM 3:10 PM 3:20 PM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Downtown 3:05 PM 3:15 AM 3:23 AM Waiakea Uka Mon-Sat Waiakea Uka
Keaukaha 4:00 PM 4:10 PM 4:20 PM King's Landing Mon-Sat Keaukaha
Downtown 4:00 PM 4:12 PM 4:20 PM Nanawale Mon-Sat Pahoa
Downtown 4:40 PM 4:50 PM 5:00 PM Volcano Mon-Sat Volcano
Downtown* 5:05 PM 5:17 PM 5:05 PM Sea View * M - F Pahoa
Downtown* 7:00 PM 7:13 PM

7:20 PM

Nanawale* M - F Pahoa
Downtown 7:30 PM 7:43PM* 7:50 PM Nanawale (S) Saturday Pahoa
Downtown* 9:00 PM 9:10 PM 9:20 PM Nanawale* M - F Pahoa
Keaukaha is a circular route, (Keaukaha to Downtown, to UH Hilo, to Prince Kuhio to Keaukaha)

Prince Kuhio Plaza to UH, Continuing on to Downtown (And North)

Originates

from:

   Arrives   Ends at: Days Bus is Marked:
Plaza UH Hilo Downtown
Volcano 7:00 AM 7:10 AM 7:20 AM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Nanawale 7:15 AM 7:20 AM 7:35 AM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Waiakea Uka 8:00 AM 8:05 AM 8:15 AM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Pahoa* 8:45 AM 8:53 AM 9:05 AM Downtown* M - F Downtown
Oceanview 8:45 AM 9:10 AM 9:20 AM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Plaza 9:00 AM 9:08 AM 9:15 AM Waimea Mon-Sat Waimea
Pohoiki 10:30 AM 10:38 AM 10:50 AM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Nanawale* 11:55 AM 12:03 PM 12:15 PM Downtown* M - F Downtown
Waiakea Uka 12:55 PM 1:00 PM 1:15 PM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Nanawale* 1:00 PM 1:13 PM 1:25 PM Downtown* M - F Downtown
Plaza 1:10 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM Kailua-Kona Mon-Sat Kailua-Kona
Pohoiki* 3:15 PM 3:23 PM 3:35 PM Downtown* M - F Downtown
Nanawale 3:45 PM 3:53 PM 4:05 PM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Waiakea Uka 4:08 PM 4:15 PM 4:30 PM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Pohoiki 7:05 PM 7:13PM* 7:25 PM Downtown Saturday Downtown
Nanawale* 6:00 PM 6:08 PM 6:20 PM Downtown* M - F Downtown
Volcano 6:35 PM 6:45 PM 6:55 PM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown
Pohoiki* 8:25 PM 8:33 PM 8:45 PM Downtown* M - F Downtown
Nanawale 9:10 PM 9:18 PM 9:30 PM Downtown Mon-Sat Downtown

Keaukaha Route

Originates

King's Landing

   Arrives     Days Bus is Marked:
Downtown UH Hilo Plaza King's Landing
7:00 AM 7:20 AM 7:35 AM 7:20 AM 8:00 AM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
8:00 AM 8:20 AM 8:35 AM 7:35 AM 9:00 AM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
9:00 AM 9:20 AM 9:35 AM 8:15 AM 10:00 AM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
10:00 AM 10:20 AM 10:35 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
11:00 AM 11:20 AM Transfer **** **** Mon-Sat Keaukaha
**** 1:00 PM 1:10 PM 1:20 PM 1:35 PM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
1:35 PM 1:55 PM 2:10 PM 2:20 PM 2:35 PM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
2:35 PM 2:55 PM 3:10 PM 3:20 PM 3:35 PM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
3:35 PM 3:55 PM 4:10 PM 4:20 PM 4:35 PM Mon-Sat Keaukaha
4:40 PM * 5:00 PM Transfer ***** **** Mon-Fri Keaukaha

* The 4:40 bus does run on Saturday, but the weekday 5:10 PM Pahoa connection leaving from Downtown does not operate.

For more information, please contact the Hawaii County Mass Transit Office at 961-8744.