Denby Fawcett: Show More Aloha, Biki Bike Program Should Share The Wealth - Honolulu Civil Beat
Honolulu gives the bike share program many financial benefits with little oversight and scant public input.
About the Author
Denby Fawcett is a longtime Hawaii television and newspaper journalist, who grew up in Honolulu. Her book, Secrets of Diamond Head: A History and Trail Guide is available on Amazon. Opinions are the author s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat s views.
Honolulu’s popular Biki bike share program has attracted a huge ridership during its three and a half years in business.
A new audit requested by City Council members points out that the program, a partnership between the city and Bikeshare Hawaii, so far has collected more than $5.6 million in bike rental fees and hundreds of thousands of dollars in sponsorship fees and advertising fees.