Testing, testing.  The one year test-run of the ferry from Leeward coast into Honolulu will begin Sept. 4th.  The cost to ride the ferry…..$2, the same as it costs to ride the bus.  Not bad!

Success of the city’s ferry service beyond the one-year demonstration period will likely depend on how many people ride, Mayor Mufi Hannemann said.

The project is already a year behind schedule. The city originally wanted to begin service last summer, but received no bidders for the contract.

City buses will shuttle passengers between Waianae Transit Center, Kapolei and Makakilo and the ferry pier in West Oahu. City buses will also transport passengers between the Aloha Tower pier downtown and the University of Hawaii and Waikiki via Ala Moana Center.

Talk about a winning situation.  Why not take an hour ferry ride, where you can relax, to town for work, rather than sit in traffic for an hour or more.  Sitting in traffic drives me nuts, I would definitely welcome the change if I lived in Ewa, Kapolai, Makakilo, or the Leeward Coast.  Any thoughts?