Honolulu Is Finally Catching Up With New Smart-Card System

Honolulu officials debuted “Holo,” the city’s new smart-card pass last week, a program that should eventually give public transit users another option besides cash or passes to ride TheBus, the Handi-Van and, years from now, the rail system. The new smart card is slated to roll out early next year after some 5,000 bus riders test it out this summer. If all goes as planned, Honolulu’s public transit system will finally catch up to others around the globe that have offered such smart-card passes for years.