Sound the Horn for Honolulu public transportation workers

TheBus and TheHandi-Van in Honolulu will be participating in the second nationwide “Sound the Horn” campaign, to show support for essential public transportation workers across the United States.

The campaign is organized through the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) to recognize the importance of public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other local Hawaii transit agencies, including The Kauaʻi Bus in Kauaʻi County and Maui Bus in Maui County will participate in the 9 a.m. nationwide sounding of the horns to commemorate our statewide network of essential transit workers. Drivers are encouraged to honk their horns twice for one second each. Riders are encouraged to use the #SoundTheHorn and #HeroesMovingHeroes on social media to hashtag the event and honor all of Hawaiʻi and the nation’s essential transit workers.

“Our top-notch front line transit workers truly are heroes moving heroes during this pandemic,” said Jon Nouchi, Deputy Director of the Cityʻs Department of Transportation Services (DTS). “Please join Mayor Kirk Caldwell and our valued transit employees in this moment as they sound their horns in Honolulu to honor transit workers nationwide.”

DTS reminds all passengers to limit trips on TheBus and TheHandi-Van to essential trips only, and protective face coverings are required to ride TheBus or TheHandi-Van.

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