On a roll: Roberts takes over Hele-On contract

Hele-On buses provided by Roberts Tours and Transportation Inc. now bear the Hele-On logo. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Hele-On buses provided by Roberts Tours and Transportation Inc. now bear the Hele-On logo. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)

Mayor Harry Kim sits in one of the new Hele-On buses on May 1. (Courtesy photo/Facebook)

The first new buses in five years and a new contractor had the Hele-On bus system on track for a better year. Until COVID-19 hit.