


Most frequent route: Bus 1 Kahala Mall (every 10-15 minutes from downtown), Bus 1L Kahala Mall Express (every 30 minutes from downtown).

Kahaluu Ecumenical Youth Project, aka KEY, has been a great community organization in Kahaluu for many years. They partner with HBL in bike education and offering an authentic community aid station on Waihee Rd for the Honolulu Century Ride. Ulu and starfruit were part of this year’s local offerings. HBL is buying half a table for their annual fundraiser Oct 21 and looking for 4 HBL members to buy 1 seat for $212.50 each and get one free. Contact chad@hbl.org if you are able to help HBL help KEY.
Blog post link: http://keyproject.org/index.php/2016/10/09/1105/
Please join us Saturday, April 15, 2017 for a Memorial Walk & Ride followed by a Solutions Meeting for Aitnes Kenan who was struck and killed while bicycling along Farrington Highway at 5:00 a.m. near Kaukama Road on February 21, 2017. The Memorial Walk & Ride honor Aitnes as a valuable human being.
Saturday, April 15
Memorial Walk & Ride 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Solutions Meeting 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Farrington Highway, Ma’ili
HBL holds Solutions Meetings at crash locations where a pedestrian or bicyclist has been hit and severely injured or killed. The Solutions Meetings are meant to seek ideas and have constructive conversation on engineering, education, and enforcement actions to make the road safer for users of all ages and travel modes. We have held Solutions Meetings in Kailua, Kalihi, Kaneohe, Pearl City, Makakilo, Nu’uanu, and at multiple locations in Nanakuli and Waianae.
For each Solutions Meeting we invite representatives from theHonolulu Police Department, State Department of Transportation, City Department of Transportation Services, Emergency Medical Services, Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu Fire Department, city and state elected officials, as well as family and community members.
Please join us in honoring Aitnes, who leaves behind a large and loving family, and in seeking Solutions, so the tragedy of his untimely death can have some bit of good to contribute to the future well-being of people in his community.
Memorial Bike Ride – 10:00am meet at Farrington Highway and Liopolo Street on makai side of highway. Bring functional bike and helmet.
Memorial Walk – 10:00am meet at beach park parking lot at Farrington Highway and Hookele Street.
Solutions Meeting – 10:30am meet at Farrington Highway, Honolulu side of Kaukama Street, makai side of highway.
Mahalo,
Chad Taniguchi
Executive Director chad@hbl.org 808 255 8271
Update: The Judge sentenced Chevis Santiago to 5 years maximum indeterminate sentence. Seems like he is trying to turn himself around. He wrote letters of apology to the victims. His grandparents, uncles, girlfriend and baby daughter were present. He publicly apologized in court.
The prosecutor and HBL asked for prison time because his history of drug abuse and violence cannot be corrected merely by saying sorry. Indeed he has continued to violate the law, including serious and dangerous behaviors. Whether a person is angry and takes it out on bicyclists on the road, or is impaired and crashes into people on the road, the person is a danger.
We hope he will change his life, and become the good person who helps others as he was raised to be. We wish him well in his journey to a better life.
(HBL represents 1859 cyclist-members, young and old, who just want to be safe on the road from violence or from bad drivers. Heeding Kamehameha’s law of the splintered paddle, the strong should protect the weak, especially when driving a car that can be a dangerous weapon if driven badly. )
(background):
Chevis Santiago, who assaulted and injured six people (4 bicyclists and 2 course marshals) at the Haleiwa Metric Century in April, 2014, will be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison tomorrow morning, Tuesday, 2/14/17 at 8:30 a.m. in Honolulu Circuit Court, 777 Punchbowl Street, 3rd floor, Judge Trader’s courtroom.
Witnesses saw Santiago and others drinking beer while driving before stopping to assault 4 defenseless bicyclists on their bikes and 2 course marshals who came to their aid in an unprovoked attack. He kicked and punched all of them, bloodying one elderly cyclist’s face, causing permanent eye injury to one course marshal, and broke the left heel of a course marshal (felony assault).
Please come to court for the sentencing if you can to show support for the bicyclists and course marshals, and against the defendant’s unacceptable behavior.
Bicyclists assaulted during annual Haleiwa Metric Century Ride
3442 Waialae Avenue, Suite 1 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Telephone: 808-735-5756 bicycle@hbl.org