Search for Mass Transit chief continues: Position to be re-advertised at higher pay

A crowded county van substitutes for the Hele-On bus on the Waiakea Uka route Tuesday in Hilo (Nancy Cook Lauer/West Hawaii Today)
The Hilo-Pahoa route features a school bus Oct. 10 at the Hele-On Hilo bus terminal. (Nancy Cook Lauer/West Hawaii Today)

HILO — It’s back to the drawing board in the search for a mass transit administrator, after Mayor Harry Kim decided the advertised salary isn’t high enough to attract the best candidates.