DaBus2 - The Oahu Bus App

The app helps a lot when you simultaneously look at the map and estimate a reasonable amount of time it takes for the bus to get there instead of just complaining to no end about how inaccurate the times are. Use your eyes, people. It's not top notch GPS. On another note, I'm sure lots of us favorite the stops we frequent so that it's easier to refer back to later when we need it again. With that said, why isn't there an option to remove certain bus stops we no longer go to?

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I am amazed how messed up this app is. I really don’t understand how off this app is. I catch the 51 because I life in mililani and work on Waipio side. The route 51 is always messed up. The advice is to be there 10 minutes before the arrival of the bus but there are time jumps. Sometimes it will say 15 minutes so o leave my house then after a minute passes it will say arrived. There are also a lot of times that the bus disappears off the app but disappears without showing up but the bus comes 10 minutes after. Today the bus was suppose to come at 1149, I left my house at 11:30 because the busses are way worse with timing later in the day. Bus disappeared then came at 12:06. Is this what we should expect? You can’t even ask for an explanation if the bus is late because if you call the bus company and the driver turns off gps they can’t give you any information besides the info that you would look up on the app or on the hea site. If you want to make a complaint you have to call a different number (no they can’t connect you I asked). It’s really a shame to think how disfunctional the bus company allows things to work. Idk if anyone else experiences this but share if you do. I will be sharing a bunch of experiences on my social media you should too.

This is an awesome app. I’ve used it since it first appeared in the App Store. It’s very accurate. It’s easy to navigate. I don’t kno why it gets such a bad rap here. I was sold on the app one afternoon when the 56 was late to the Alakea stop. It was a hot summer afternoon and nobody was in the mood. I checked the app and it showed a 56 bus on the way. Right behind that bus was another 56 bus. Strange I thought. Why two busses? Problem with the app? When the 56 came everybody jammed on. It left with people standing all over. I opted out and waited. A few minutes later a second 56 came. I rode over the Pali in peaceful cool comfort. The app had sold me. And continues to do so years later. Five stars!

TheBus app is good for viewing bus arrival times, along with tracking where it is. The cons of this app is that the buses usually aren’t on time, which gets frustrating when you rely on it most of the time. Furthermore, the app only gives little information in the help section about its features. Yet, if you call the bus station or look on their website, you can often find answers such as why most buses don’t have a gps present. Overall, it’s very useful on good days when the traffic isn’t heavy. 😊

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Just moved here from Alaska and excited to have public transportation. Downloaded the app and quickly realized the only thing I can look up is scheduled times for bus stops. Nothing to plan the day, I have an appointment at the university and can’t tell how long the bus ride will take so I have no idea which pick up time to make. Pretty disappointing! I’ve used public transportation when traveling in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere and was always able to plan trips with the information in their bus apps. This one has a lot of improvements to be made.