Paratransit Monthly Performance Report for July 2026

Monthly Narrative

Ridership

In-house average weekday ridership for July was 2,903, down by -1.19% from last year. Supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 512, up by 23.08%. Combined in-house and supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 3,415, up by 1.80%.

Fiscal year-to-date in-house and supplemental provider total ridership is up by 1,846 boardings, up 2.00% as compared to the same time period in fiscal year 2026.

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 90.83% for July. The Handi-Van on-time performance (all early to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time) was 91.82%. On-time performance for trips with a desired arrival time was 57.60% (drop-offs completed within a 45-minute window before the clients’ desired arrival time) and 94.35% 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 July, Handi-Van operated 72,193 trips including 7,010 trips that were longer than one hour in trip time. The analysis found that 77.42% 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 469 or 6.69% of these trips were more than 15 minutes longer than comparable fixed-route trips. 1,114 or 15.89% of trips were slower than their comparable fixed-route trip by less than 15 minutes.

Maintenance

Average vehicle availability was 77.71% for July, down by -5.54% from last year.

Call Center Performance

Over the month of July, reservationists answered 41,372 calls. Of those calls, 99.95% were answered within 3 minutes, and 100.00% were answered in 5 minutes.



Performance Metrics

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
July
FY2027
July
FY2026
% Change
FY 26 to 27
1 Month
FY2027
1 Month
FY2026
% Change
FY 26 to 27
Benchmark
Total Monthly Ridership 94,262 92,416 2.00% 94,262 92,416 2.00%
Average Weekday Ridership 3,415 3,355 1.80% 3,415 3,355 1.80%
Unique Riders During the Month 5,878 5,667 3.72% 5,878 5,667 3.72%
Cost per Revenue Hour $125.13 $119.48 4.73% $124.72 $118.86 4.93% <= $90
Cost per Passenger Trip $60.70 $55.68 9.02% $60.50 $55.39 9.23% <= $39
Cost per Revenue Mile $8.59 $8.15 5.40% $8.56 $8.11 5.55% <= $6.20
Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour 2.06 2.15 -3.94% 2.06 2.15 -3.94% >= 2.2
Farebox Recovery 2.64% 3.34% -0.70% 2.64% 3.34% -0.70% 8%
On-Time Arrivals (Within 0-30 Min Window) 78.99% 78.36% 0.63% 78.99% 78.36% 0.63%
Early Arrivals (> 10 Minutes) 0.99% 0.70% 0.29% 0.99% 0.70% 0.29% < 2%
Very Early Arrivals (> 30 Minutes) 0.05% 0.04% 0.01% 0.05% 0.04% 0.01% < 1%
On-Time and Early Arrivals (Up to 10 Min Early) 90.83% 90.13% 0.70% 90.83% 90.13% 0.70% >= 90%
On-Time and All Early Arrivals 91.82% 90.84% 0.98% 91.82% 90.84% 0.98% >= 90%
Very Late Arrivals (>30 Minutes) 0.53% 0.61% -0.08% 0.53% 0.61% -0.08% < 1%
On-Time Drop-Offs (Within 45 Mins) 57.60% 58.11% -0.51% 57.60% 58.11% -0.51% > 90%
Comparative Trip Length Analysis 77.42% 77.26% 0.16% 77.42% 77.26% 0.16% 50%
Excessive Trip Length 6.69% 7.62% -0.93% 6.69% 7.62% -0.93% 1%
No Show / Late Cancellation Rate 4.11% 4.03% 0.08% 4.11% 4.03% 0.08% < 5%
Advance Cancellation Rate 21.70% 21.09% 0.61% 21.70% 21.09% 0.61% < 15%
Missed Trip Rate 0.68% 0.81% -0.13% 0.68% 0.81% -0.13% < 0.5%
Complaints per 1,000 Trips 2.22 2.31 -3.90% 2.22 2.31 -3.90% <= 1.25
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes 100.00% 99.68% 0.32% 100.00% 99.68% 0.32% 99%
Vehicle Availability 77.71% 83.25% -5.54% 77.71% 83.25% -5.54% >= 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
Note 3: Farebox recovery does not include HOLO Card fares for July 2026.


Charts

Average Weekday Ridership. Ridership has remained around 3300 to 3500 in Fiscal year 2026, ending at 3415 in July 2026. Unique Riders During the Month. Unique Riders has hovered around 5500 to 5700 over the past fiscal year, before rising to 5878 in July 2026.
Contractor Cost Per Revenue Hour. Contractor cost per revenue hour has slowly risen over the past fiscal year, ending at $117.78 per hour in July 2026. Contractor Cost per Passenger. Over the past fiscal year, contractor cost per passenger has held at about $40 per passenger, ending at $45.11 per passenger in July 2026.
Passenger Trips Per Revenue Hour. Over the past fiscal year, passenger trips per revenue hour has hovered between 2.0 and 2.15, ending at 2.06 in July 2026. On-Time and Early Arrivals. On-Time rate has hovered right around 90% over the last fiscal year, ending at 90.83% in July 2026.
Combined No-Show/Cancel At Door/Late Cancel Rate. No shows and late cancels have held around 4% and 5% through the past fiscal year, ending at 4.11% in July 2026. Advance Cancellation Rate. Advanced Cancels have hovered around 20% to 25% though the past fiscal year, ending at 21.70% in July 2026.
Missed Trip Rate. Missed trip rate has erratically jumped between 1% and 2% throughout the past fiscal year before dropping to 0.68% in July 2026. Complaint Rate Per 1000 Trips. Complaint rate has varied between 1.5 and 3.0 through the past fiscal year, before ending at 2.22 in July 2026.
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes. Calls answered within 5 minutes has held over 95% over the past fiscal year with the exception of a drop in November, December and January, ending at a perfect 100% in July 2026. Vehicle Availability Rate. Vehicle availability has hovered between 70% and 80% over the past fiscal year, ending at 77.71% in July 2026.
Contractor Passenger Trips. Contractor passenger trips has risen over the past fiscal year, up to 14086 in July 2026. Contractor Revenue Hours. Contractor revenue hours have slowly trended upwards over the past fiscal year, ending at 5394.84 in July 2026.
No Show Rate. No show rate has held steady between 0.5% and 1% through the past fiscal year, ending at 0.82% in July 2026. Late Cancel Rate. Late Cancel rate has held at around 3% through the past fiscal year, ending at 2.87% in July 2026.
Cancel at Door Rate. Cancel at Door rate has held at around 0.4% though the past fiscal year, ending at 0.42% in July 2026. Paratransit Operator Attendance. Operator attendance has very slowly trended downwards oover the past fiscal year, ending at 79.20% in July 2026.