MAYOR’S ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY/PARADE

 

 

The MAYOR’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY/PARADE will be held on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023.  The parade will begin at Aala Park, proceed on King Street, and end at King Street / South Street.  TheBus will service all bus stops along the detour route.

 

AFFECTED ROUTES:

1, 1L, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 20, 40, 42, 51, 52, 54, 60, 65, 66, 67, 122, A, C, & E

AFFECTED AREA:

Abbreviated service in the Downtown area. 

DATE:

Saturday, December 2, 2023

TIME:

From 5:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., unless directed by Police.

 

Buses will DETOUR as outlined below:

 

NOTE:  The westbound curb lane will be closed for staging of parade vehicles on North King St. between River and King/Beretania.  Buses will service outside the coned lanes.

 

ROUTE 1, KAIMUKI-KALIHI

ROUTE 1L, HAWAII KAI LIMITED STOPS-ALOHA STADIUM VIA SALT LAKE

ROUTE 2, SCHOOL-WAIKIKI-KAHALA

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to King/Beretania, left Beretania, right River, left Hotel, left Alakea, onto Queen Emma, right Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, and then resume the regular route.

 

Westbound:   TheBus will travel the regular route to Hotel/River, right River, left Beretania onto King, and then resume the regular route.

 


          ROUTE 3, KAIMUKI-SALT LAKE

ROUTE 9, KAIMUKI-PEARL HARBOR


ROUTE 13, LILIHA-WAIKIKI-UNIVERSITY

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to King/Beretania, left Beretania, right River, left Hotel, left Alakea, onto Queen Emma, right Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, right Ward, left Kapiolani, resuming regular route.

 

Westbound:   TheBus will travel the regular route to Hotel/River, right River, left Beretania onto King, and then resume the regular route.

 

ROUTE 4, NUUANU-PUNAHOU-MCCULLY

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to Nuuanu/Hotel, left Hotel, left Alakea, onto Queen Emma, right Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, left Alapai Transit Center, and then resume the regular route.

 

Westbound:   TheBus will travel the regular route to Beretania/Punchbowl, continue on Beretania, left Maunakea, left Hotel, left Bethel, and then resume the regular route.

 

ROUTE 6, PAUOA-WOODLAWN

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to Queen Emma/Vineyard, left Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, right Cooke, right Halekauwila, right Keawe, right Queen, and then resume the regular route.

 

Westbound:   TheBus will travel the regular route to Queen/South, right South, onto Alapai, left Beretania, left Richards, right Hotel, right Alakea, and then resume the regular route.

 


ROUTE 11, MAKALAPA-HALAWA-AIEA HEIGHTS

ROUTE 54, HONOLULU-PEARL CITY


 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to King/Beretania, left Beretania, right River, left Hotel, left Alakea, onto Queen Emma, right Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, left Alapai Transit Center.

 

Westbound:   No detour.

 

ROUTE 20, WAIKIKI-ALOHA STADIUM

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to Iwilei/Sumner, left Sumner, right Pine, right Kuwili, right Iwilei, left Pacific, left Nimitz, left Alakea, right Queen, right Punchbowl, and then resume the regular route.

 

Westbound:   TheBus will travel the regular route to Beretania/River, continue on Beretania to Aala Park, onto King, left Dillingham, left Alakawa, right Nimitz, and then resume the regular route. 

 

ROUTE 42, EWA BEACH-WAIKIKI

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to King/Beretania, left Beretania, right River, left Hotel, left Alakea, onto Queen Emma, right Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, right Cooke, right Queen, left Punchbowl, and then resume the regular route.

 

Westbound:   No detour.

 


ROUTE 60, HONOLULU-KANEOHE-HALEIWA     ROUTE 65, HONOLULU-KANEOHE-AHUIMANU


ROUTE 67, HONOLULU-KAILUA-WAIMANALO

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to Pali/Vineyard, left Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, right Cooke, right Queen, left Bishop, and then resume the regular route.

 

Westbound:   TheBus will travel the regular route to Alakea/Queen, right Queen, left South, onto Alapai, left Beretania, left Richards, right Hotel, right Alakea, and then resume the regular route.

 

ROUTE 66, DOWNTOWN-KAILUA-AIKAHI

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to Pali/Vineyard, left Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, left into the Alapai Transit Center and terminate inside Alapai Transit.

 

Westbound:   From the temporary terminus inside the Alapai Transit Center, TheBus will travel right Alapai, left Beretania, left Richards, right Hotel, right Alakea, and then resume the regular route.

 

ROUTE A, CITY EXPRESS! A

ROUTE C, COUNTRY EXPRESS! C

ROUTE 40, HONOLULU-MAKAHA

ROUTE 51, HONOLULU-WAHIAWA


ROUTE 52, HONOLULU-MILILANI-HALEIWA


 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular to King/Beretania, left Beretania, right River, left Hotel, left Alakea, onto Queen Emma, right Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, right Ward, left Kapiolani, and then resume the regular route. 

 

Westbound:   No detour.

ROUTE 122, PUNCHBOWL-ALAPAI TRANSIT CENTER

 

Eastbound:    No service.

 

Westbound:   TheBus will travel the regular route to Queen Emma/Vineyard, left Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, left Alapai Transit Center.

 

ROUTE E, COUNTRY EXPRESS! E

 

Eastbound:    TheBus will travel the regular route to H1/ EXIT 20B “VINEYARD BLVD”, take EXIT 20B “VINEYARD BLVD” onto Vineyard, right Lusitana, right Alapai, cross Beretania, onto Alapai (contra-flow lane), left King, right Ward, left Kapiolani, and then resume the regular route.

 

Westbound:  No detour.

 

AFTER PARADE DETOURS

 

After the parade ends on King Street in front of Honolulu Hale (King/Punchbowl intersection), HPD will re-direct ALL EASTBOUND King Street traffic to turn right on Punchbowl.  Buses will then DETOUR as indicated below:

 

Routes 1, 1L & 2: TheBus will travel the regular route to King/Punchbowl (King Kamehameha Statue), continue in the right lane of King, right Punchbowl, left Queen, left South, right King, and then resume the regular route.

 

Routes 4, 11, 51 & 54: TheBus will travel the regular route to King/Punchbowl (King Kamehameha Statue), continue in the right lane of King, right Punchbowl, left Queen, left South, right King, left Alapai Transit Center.

 

Routes 3, 9, 13, 40, 52, A, C, & E: TheBus will travel the regular route to King/Punchbowl (King Kamehameha Statue), continue in the right lane of King, right Punchbowl, left Queen, left South, right Kapiolani, and then resume the regular route.