School Bus

School Bus

Express County Bus Pass Program, HOLO Card

With the continual down trend of available qualified school bus drivers, the Department has continued to partner counties to provide transportation options. The EXPRESS program – which stands for Expanding Ridership to Educate Students in Schools — was piloted in the 2022–23 school year to help mitigate the impacts of the ongoing national school bus driver shortage. This only applies to students who qualify for a Holo card and will be riding the city bus. 

Bus Applications

School Year 26-27 Bus Applications

Seats are only held after payment is made.

Application periods for School Year 2026-2027

Quarter 1: July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026

Quarter 2: September 14, 2026 - October 12, 2026

Quarter 3: December 7, 2026 - January 8, 2027

Quarter 4: February 22, 2027 - March 22, 2027

There is no grace period. You must have paid and have a printed temporary bus pass to ride from the very first day. When you register online, after payment is made there are instructions on printing your temporary bus pass. If you do not have a printer, please call the front office and make arrangements to pick up your temporary bus pass before school begins.

Apply for the regular school bus online by clicking here. 

Finding Your Bus Stop

1. Go to http://www.hawaiischoolbus.com

2. Click on the state of Hawaii map

3. Click on Hawaii Department of Education

4. Enter your home address and zip code

5. Select "Highlands Intermediate" for School

6. Click Search

​The closest bus stop to your address should be shown, if no bus stop is listed, please contact the school office at (808) 307-5000.

Bus Routes