On August 6, 2025, the Honolulu City Council adopted Resolution 25-221. It authorizes a $1M transfer from the City’s Climate Resilience Fund to the Department of Transportation Services (DTS) specifically to:
- Allow and encourage transit commuters to utilize Biki as their last-mile commute option; and
- Expand Biki options for transit commuters; and
- Advance the City’s goals to prevent, ameliorate, and educate on the impacts of climate change through expanded access to climate-adaptive transportation services
HBL provided written testimony in strong support for this measure. Additional backstory about the role of Biki in Honolulu’s transportation framework, can be found in this 2024 Community Voices column published in Honolulu Civil Beat.
Photography by Malia k Harunaga
HBL is anticipating that DTS will provide a public briefing about their specific plans for Biki expansion. This may occur on the next agenda for the City Council’s Committee on Infrastructure, Transportation & Technology on September 17th (Note: the agenda is typically published one week prior). Please stand by, public testimony may be needed.
HBL believes that Biki is a key component of our public transportation network. We strongly support physical infrastructure investment and believes this should be prioritized over planned fare integration with Holo. It has been years since new bikes have been added to the fleet. Many existing docking stations are in disrepair and often off-line, unable to release a bike for use. Further, with the next phase of Skyline set to begin in October, there is a critical need to develop mini Biki networks near new stations.
Finally, now is a time for urgency and synergy with state agencies. HDOT is moving forward with their Energy Security & Waste Reduction Plan. This plan which will be finalized in October, supports funding and expansion for bike share systems. HCDA is newly tasked with supporting a Transit Oriented Development Program. This has potential to leverage investment for the expansion of bike share, not only in Honolulu, but hopefully on other islands as well.
We invite our members and allies to join with us in elevating these priorities so that Biki will be a thriving, reliable, and expanding transportation choice.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please email Advocacy Director Eduardo Hernandez