Paratransit Monthly Performance Report for June 2026

Monthly Narrative

Ridership

In-house average weekday ridership for June was 2,895, down by -2.26% from last year. Supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 526, up by 35.92%. Combined in-house and supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 3,420, up by 2.15%.

Fiscal year-to-date in-house and supplemental provider total ridership is up by 37,282 boardings, up 3.56% as compared to the same time period in fiscal year 2025.

On-Time Performance

Handi-Van on-time performance measured from 10 minutes prior to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time was 90.07% for June. The Handi-Van on-time performance (all early to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time) was 90.89%. On-time performance for trips with a desired arrival time was 50.84% (drop-offs completed within a 45-minute window before the clients’ desired arrival time) and 92.05% for all drop-offs completed before the clients’ desired arrival time.

Comparative Trip Length Analysis

An analysis was done to compare Handi-Van trip times with comparable bus trip times. A comparable fixed-route trip time is the scheduled on-vehicle bus time as calculated by Google Transit for the same origin and destination plus 30 minutes to account for walking, waiting, and transferring required on the fixed-route system. During the month of June, Handi-Van operated 70,151 trips including 6,813 trips that were longer than one hour in trip time. The analysis found that 77.73% of the Handi-Van trips longer than an hour were completed in the same time or less than a comparable fixed-route trip.

Excessive Trip Times

An analysis of excessive trip times was performed on all monthly Handi-Van trips with travel times in excess of one hour. The analysis found that 502 or 7.37% of these trips were more than 15 minutes longer than comparable fixed-route trips. 1,015 or 14.90% of trips were slower than their comparable fixed-route trip by less than 15 minutes.

Maintenance

Average vehicle availability was 72.74% for June, down by -9.54% from last year.

Call Center Performance

Over the month of June, reservationists answered 40,756 calls. Of those calls, 95.95% were answered within 3 minutes, and 98.18% were answered in 5 minutes.



Performance Metrics

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
June
FY2026
June
FY2025
% Change
FY 25 to 26
12 Month
FY2026
12 Month
FY2025
% Change
FY 25 to 26
Benchmark
Total Monthly Ridership 91,044 87,680 3.84% 1,083,413 1,046,131 3.56%
Average Weekday Ridership 3,420 3,348 2.15% 3,412 3,294 3.57%
Unique Riders During the Month 5,797 5,534 4.75% 5,775 5,595 3.22%
Cost per Revenue Hour $126.38 $120.09 5.24% $121.89 $117.76 3.51% <= $90
Cost per Passenger Trip $61.00 $56.14 8.66% $58.79 $55.54 5.85% <= $39
Cost per Revenue Mile $8.59 $8.04 6.84% $8.24 $8.10 1.73% <= $6.20
Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour 2.07 2.14 -3.15% 2.07 2.12 -2.21% >= 2.2
Farebox Recovery 2.81% 2.86% -0.05% 2.55% 2.82% -0.27% 8%
On-Time Arrivals (Within 0-30 Min Window) 78.21% 79.10% -0.89% 76.49% 77.08% -0.59%
Early Arrivals (> 10 Minutes) 0.82% 0.73% 0.09% 0.93% 0.81% 0.12% < 2%
Very Early Arrivals (> 30 Minutes) 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% 0.04% 0.04% 0.00% < 1%
On-Time and Early Arrivals (Up to 10 Min Early) 90.07% 90.91% -0.84% 87.73% 88.70% -0.97% >= 90%
On-Time and All Early Arrivals 90.89% 91.64% -0.75% 88.65% 89.51% -0.86% >= 90%
Very Late Arrivals (>30 Minutes) 0.91% 0.52% 0.39% 1.30% 0.81% 0.49% < 1%
On-Time Drop-Offs (Within 45 Mins) 50.84% 58.14% -7.30% 57.25% 58.10% -0.85% > 90%
Comparative Trip Length Analysis 77.73% 78.70% -0.97% 75.82% 73.98% 1.84% 50%
Excessive Trip Length 7.37% 6.55% 0.82% 8.47% 9.24% -0.77% 1%
No Show / Late Cancellation Rate 4.15% 4.13% 0.02% 4.19% 4.27% -0.08% < 5%
Advance Cancellation Rate 21.84% 20.41% 1.43% 23.20% 21.11% 2.09% < 15%
Missed Trip Rate 1.11% 0.67% 0.44% 1.53% 1.03% 0.50% < 0.5%
Complaints per 1,000 Trips 2.99 1.92 55.73% 2.60 2.24 16.07% <= 1.25
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes 98.18% 98.33% -0.15% 93.34% 99.15% -5.81% 99%
Vehicle Availability 72.74% 82.28% -9.54% 78.04% 76.48% 1.56% >= 80%

Note 1: Benchmarks are based on DTS Analysis "Short Range Transit Operations Plan - Tools to Measure Performance (May 2012)"
Note 2: Calls answered within 5 minutes benchmark based on DOJ Agreement (Agreement Between the United States of America and the City and County of Honolulu Under the Americans with Disabilities Act) paragraph 12


Charts

Average Weekday Ridership. Ridership has remained around 3400 to 3500 in Fiscal year 2026, ending at 3420 in June 2026. Unique Riders During the Month. Unique Riders has hovered around 5500 to 5700 over the past fiscal year, before rising to 5797 in June 2026.
Contractor Cost Per Revenue Hour. Contractor cost per revenue hour has risen over Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026, ending at $112.89 per hour in June 2026. Contractor Cost per Passenger. Over Fiscal Year 2025, contractor cost per passenger has held at about $40 per passenger, ending at $44.94 per passenger in June 2026.
Passenger Trips Per Revenue Hour. Over Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026, passenger trips per revenue hour has hovered between 2.0 and 2.15, ending at 2.07 in June 2026. On-Time and Early Arrivals. On-Time rate has hovered right around 90% over the last fiscal year, ending at 90.07% in June 2026.
Combined No-Show/Cancel At Door/Late Cancel Rate. No shows and late cancels have held around 4% and 5% through Fiscal Year 2025, ending at 4.15% in June 2026. Advance Cancellation Rate. Advanced Cancels have hovered around 20% to 25% though Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 21.84% in June 2026.
Missed Trip Rate. Missed trip rate has erratically jumped between 0.5% and 2% throughout Fiscal Year 2025 before ending at 1.11% in June 2026. Complaint Rate Per 1000 Trips. Complaint rate has varied between 1.5 and 3.0 through Fiscal Year 2025, before ending at 2.99 in June 2026.
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes. Calls answered within 5 minutes has held over 97% though all of Fiscal Year 2025 then falling to the 70% range before rebounding to 98.18% in June 2026. Vehicle Availability Rate. Vehicle availability has risen from about 70% to about 80% though Fiscal Year 2025, then falling through 2026, ending at 72.74% in June 2026.
Contractor Passenger Trips. Over Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026, contractor passenger trips slowly trended upwards from about 8000 up to 13796 in June 2026. Contractor Revenue Hours. Contractor revenue hours have slowly trended upwards through Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026 from about 3000, ending at 5492.56 in June 2026.
No Show Rate. No show rate has held steady between 0.5% and 1% through Fiscal Year 2025, ending at 0.85% in June 2026. Late Cancel Rate. Late Cancel rate has held at around 3% through Fiscal Year 2025 and 2026, ending at 2.84% in June 2026.
Cancel at Door Rate. Cancel at Door rate has held at around 0.4% though Fiscal Year 2025, ending at 0.46% in June 2026. Paratransit Operator Attendance. Operator attendance has hovered between 80% and 85% over Fiscal Year 2025, before a slow downwards trend ending at 79.28% in June 2026.