A Honolulu City Council measure to increase fares for riders of TheBus, TheHandi-Van and Skyline for the first time since 2022 stalled Tuesday.

The Council’s Budget Committee voted unanimously to postpone Bill 54 — a measure formally requested by the city Department of Transportation Services — citing the need to further study a measure that calls for a new fare structure for the city’s public transit system.

If Bill 54 had passed out of committee this week, it would have proceeded to the full Council for a third and final reading. If adopted, the fare changes were to take effect Jan. 1.

Previously, DTS said the proposed fare hikes are necessary due to rising operational and maintenance costs across the city’s transportation system.

As initially proposed, Bill 54 could increase the ann

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