Paratransit Monthly Performance Report for July 2024

Monthly Narrative

Ridership

In-house average weekday ridership for July was 2,873, down by -0.12% from last year. Supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 339, up by 31.18%. Combined in-house and supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 3,212, up by 2.46%.

Fiscal year-to-date in-house and supplemental provider total ridership is up by 5,120 boardings, up 6.25% as compared to the same time period in fiscal year 2024.

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 90.34% for July. The Handi-Van on-time performance (all early to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time) was 91.21%. On-time performance for trips with a desired arrival time was 54.69% (drop-offs completed within a 45-minute window before the clients’ desired arrival time) and 89.06% 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 20 minutes to account for walking, waiting, and transferring required on the fixed-route system. During the month of July, Handi-Van operated 68,357 trips including 6,694 trips that were longer than one hour in trip time. The analysis found that 62.32% 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 1,064 or 15.89% of these trips were more than 15 minutes longer than comparable fixed-route trips. 1,458 or 21.78% of trips were slower than their comparable fixed-route trip by less than 15 minutes.

Maintenance

Average vehicle availability was 74.27% for July, up by 3.81% from last year.

Call Center Performance

Over the month of July, reservationists answered 37,791 calls. Of those calls, 99.26% were answered within 3 minutes, and 99.91% were answered in 5 minutes.



Performance Metrics

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
"July FY2025" "July FY2024" "July FY2019 Pre-COVID" "% Change FY 24 to 25" "1 Month FY2025" "1 Month FY2024" "1 Month FY2019 Pre-COVID" "% Change FY 24 to 25" "12 Month FY2019 Pre-COVID" Benchmark
Total Monthly Ridership 87,101 81,981 100,377 6.25% 87,101 81,981 100,377 6.25% 1,197,533
Average Weekday Ridership 3,212 3,135 3,866 2.46% 3,212 3,135 3,866 2.46% 3,856
Unique Riders During the Month 5,454 5,198 5,816 4.92% 5,454 5,198 5,816 4.92% 5,810
Cost per Revenue Hour $118.38 $112.80 $87.13 4.95% $117.98 $112.80 $87.13 4.60% $87.76 <= $90
Cost per Passenger Trip $54.89 $53.06 $38.80 3.46% $54.71 $53.06 $38.80 3.11% $39.61 <= $39
Cost per Revenue Mile $8.15 $7.61 $5.71 7.08% $8.12 $7.61 $5.71 6.72% $5.87 <= $6.20
Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour 2.16 2.13 2.25 1.44% 2.16 2.13 2.25 1.44% 2.22 >= 2.2
Farebox Recovery 3.36% 3.33% 4.00% 0.03% 3.36% 3.33% 4.00% 0.03% 4.30% 8%
On-Time Arrivals (Within 0-30 Min Window) 78.18% 78.72% 75.86% -0.54% 78.18% 78.72% 75.86% -0.54% 75.93%
Early Arrivals (> 10 Minutes) 0.88% 0.81% 2.27% 0.07% 0.88% 0.81% 2.27% 0.07% 2.14% < 2%
Very Early Arrivals (> 30 Minutes) 0.04% 0.03% 0.14% 0.02% 0.04% 0.03% 0.14% 0.02% 0.12% < 1%
On-Time and Early Arrivals (Up to 10 Min Early) 90.34% 90.88% 88.33% -0.54% 90.34% 90.88% 88.33% -0.54% 87.99% >= 90%
On-Time and All Early Arrivals 91.21% 91.69% 90.60% -0.47% 91.21% 91.69% 90.60% -0.47% 90.13% >= 90%
Very Late Arrivals (>30 Minutes) 0.60% 0.45% 0.77% 0.16% 0.60% 0.45% 0.77% 0.16% 0.78% < 1%
On-Time Drop-Offs (Within 45 Mins) 54.69% 58.52% 59.57% -3.83% 54.69% 58.52% 59.57% -3.83% 60.91% > 90%
Comparative Trip Length Analysis 62.32% 76.57% 73.46% -14.24% 62.32% 76.57% 73.46% -14.24% 68.69% 50%
Excessive Trip Length 15.89% 7.64% 10.80% 8.26% 15.89% 7.64% 10.80% 8.26% 13.17% 1%
No Show / Late Cancellation Rate 4.00% 4.25% 4.15% -0.25% 4.00% 4.25% 4.15% -0.25% 4.44% < 5%
Advance Cancellation Rate 20.32% 20.09% 21.94% 0.22% 20.32% 20.09% 21.94% 0.22% 23.11% < 15%
Missed Trip Rate 0.79% 0.59% 0.86% 0.20% 0.79% 0.59% 0.86% 0.20% 0.95% < 0.5%
Complaints per 1,000 Trips 2.08 2.11 1.19 -1.07% 2.08 2.11 1.19 -1.07% 1.57 <= 1.25
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes 99.91% 99.17% 65.04% 0.74% 99.91% 99.17% 65.04% 0.74% 50.30% 94%
Vehicle Availability 74.27% 70.46% 89.60% 3.81% 74.27% 70.46% 89.60% 3.81% 86.16% >= 80%

Note 1: Benchmarks are based on DTS Analysis "Short Range Transit Operations Plan - Tools to Measure Performance (May 2012)"
Note 2: Comparative Trip Length data for Fiscal Year 2025 uses 20 minutes to account for walking time and transfers, Fiscal Year 2024 and earlier data uses 30 minutes
Note 3: 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 slowly trended upwards over the past few years, hobering around 3200 to 3400 over Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 3212 in July 2024. Unique Riders During the Month. Unique Riders has slowly trended upwards thoughout Fiscal Year 2024 aside from a small dip in June 2024, ending at 5454 in July 2024.
Cost per Revenue Hour. Cost per Revenue Hour slowly trended upwards over the past few year, aside from a spike in June 2024, ending at $118.38 per hour in July 2024. Cost per Passenger Trip. Cost per Passenger Trip has held in the $50 to $60 range throughout Fiscal Year 2024 aside from a spike in June 2024, ending at $54.89 per trip in July 2024.
Passenger Trips Per Revenue Hour. Over Fiscal Year 2024, Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour has held around 2.1, ending at 2.16 in July 2024. On-Time and Early Arrivals. On-Time rate has been below 90% though most of Fiscal Year 2024, before beginning to rise in February, up to 90.34% in July 2024.
Combined No-Show/Cancel At Door/Late Cancel Rate. No shows and late cancels have held between 4% and 5% through Fiscal Year 2024, ending at exactly 4% in July 2024. Advance Cancellation Rate. Advanced Cancels have very slowly trended upwards from about 18% to 22% though Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 20.32% in July 2024.
Missed Trip Rate. Missed trip rate has erratically jumped between 0.5% and 2% throughout Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 0.79% in July 2024. Complaint Rate Per 1000 Trips. Complaint rate has varied between 2.0 and 3.0 through Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 2.08 in July 2024.
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes. Calls answered within 5 minutes has held over 95% though all of Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 99.91% in July 2024. Vehicle Availability Rate. Vehicle availability has been erratic through Fiscal year 2024, though has slowly been trending upwards ove the past few months, ending at 74.27% in July 2024.
Contractor Passenger Trips. Over Fiscal Year 2024, contractor passenger trips slowly trended upwards from about 6000, up to 9326 in July 2024. Contractor Revenue Hours. Contractor revenue hours have slowly trended upwards through Fiscal Year 2024 from about 2000, ending at 3101.62 in July 2024.
Contractor Cost Per Revenue Hour. Contractor cost per revenue hour has risen over Fiscal Year 2024, ending at $112.81 per hour in July 2024. Contractor Cost per Passenger. Over Fiscal Year 2024, contractor cost per passenger has held at about $40 per passenger, up to $37.52 per passenger in July 2024.
No Show Rate. No show rate has held steady between 0.5% and 1% through Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 0.80% in July 2024. Late Cancel Rate. Late Cancel rate has held at around 3% through Fiscal Year 2024, ending at 2.77% in July 2024.
Cancel at Door Rate. Cancel at Door rate has held at around 0.5% though Fiscal Year 2023, ending at 0.42% in July 2024. Paratransit Operator Attendance. Operator attendance has trended dowards through most of fiscal year 2024, before beginning to rise starting in April 2024, up to 85.04% in July 2024.