A monthly pass would go from $80 to $90 under the proposal in what would be the first increase in three years.

Honolulu transit fares could go up starting next year to help make up for lower ridership and pay for escalating costs as bus service is increased and new labor contracts are negotiated.

For some riders who have been using the system for years, the price increases are just another example of an increasing cost of living to which many feel resigned.

“The gas prices, the food prices – it’s ridiculous,” Pacific Heights resident David Hartwick said on a recent Tuesday while waiting for Route 123 to take him home from Alapaʻi Transit Center. “But it is what it is, and you cannot change anything.”

The City Council is scheduled discuss the new rates at a budget committee hearing Tues

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