Honolulu City Lights Parade – Dec. 1, 2018 (Sat)

For pictures from the 2018 parade, check out HBL’s City Lights Parade Facebook album!

Click here for ‘Ōlelo TV coverage of our cycling contingent!

This parade is sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu, and we are excited to be accepted in with the Department of Transportation Services’ contingent this year! They expect 2,000 marchers, 40 floats & 15 vehicles to participate in this popular Christmas parade. The parade starts at A’ala Park and goes down S. King Street, ending in front of Honolulu Hale. You can check out the parade route HERE. The parade runs from around 6:00-6:30pm, but the Honolulu City Lights Opening Night Festivities will be going on from 4-11pm! You can check out their schedule HERE. We will meet at the Fasi Municipal Building as early as 4:00pm by the fix-it station to decorate our rides, and then ride together to the start – between N. King Street & Hotel Street (near the Golden River Restaurant).

** PARADE DETAILS SUBJECT TO CHANGE (sign-up below and be kept up to date with parade details!)

Pictures from 2015’s Electric Light Parade:

We will have our decorated bikes and Senior Cycling Program recumbent trikes out to cruise along in both of these parades! Join in the cheer by wearing your most festive outfit and decking your bike out with lights, garlands, and whatever awesome decorations you want! Please join us for this fun parade by signing up below, and bring your friends and family out! 😀

Because we are acting as guests of the City & County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services, in this city worker only parade, we are limited to thirty (30) parade riders. So sign-up if you can make it, participants will be accepted as a first-come first-served basis.

** This is NOT an HBL event and is organized by H3T: Race to the Base **

Mark your calendars! The H3T Race to the Base returns on November 17th.

Enjoy a closed course and the amazing experience of riding over the H3 interstate!

Proceeds benefit the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation.

HBL is a proud supporter of this event.

Register for the event at: flpregister.com/372

Packet Pickup: November 14th (Wed) & 15th (Thu): Noon – 6pm
At Boca Hawaii, 330 Cooke St, Kaka‘ako, PH 591-9839

Volunteers Needed! Click Here to Volunteer! Details Below.

This is a triathlon, bicycle race, and bicycle ride.

Compete, enjoy the view, and enjoy the unique opportunity to ride on a closed interstate!

Check out the video below for drone footage of the H3 Interstate section! A truly unique and awesome experience.

Learn more and sign up by visiting the H3 Race to the Base Website

Bicycle Disclaimer:
“We are currently limited the bicycles allowed for this event to geared road specific bicycles, no mountain bikes, electric bikes, tandems, beach cruisers, single speeds, etc (per DOT regulations). Recumbent bicycles are permitted if the rider can maintain the average speed and the rider is comfortable riding in a group. There will be a pre-ride checkout at Ala Moana park to ensure bicycles have working brakes and are in proper condition for the event. Please ensure your bike is in working condition and consider having a tune up before the event. Since riders will be arriving and starting the event before the sun is out, front & back lights are MANDATORY to participate in the ride/race. We reserve the right to refuse access to the course to non-permitted or unsafe bicycles. If you have any questions regarding a bicycle being permitted, please contact the race director. Also, please be prepared to perform your own mechanical aid as this is not a supported ride. If you are not comfortable changing a flat tire or performing basic bicycle repair, please consider taking a free Basic Bike Maintenance class offered by HBL – hbl.org/workshops.”

There will be two free workshops offered to event registrants and the general public to get them geared up for the epic ride/race. Road Cycling Skills workshop on November 11th (Sun) from 4-6pm at Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park will have you mastering your multi-speed bicycle so the long climb up the H3 (and the swooping decent) is no problem! At packet pickup (day 1) at Boca on November 14th (Wed) from 3:45-5:45pm there will be a Basic Bike Maintenance workshop where you’ll learn to fix a flat with ease and do simple maintenance to make sure your bike is ride & race ready!

There is limited space in these workshops so sign up at HBL.org/workshops to reserve your spot!

All participants get a complimentary bike prize.

Volunteers Needed!

Sign up at: www.volunteersignup.org/LT4BK

Sign up at: www.volunteersignup.org/LT4BK

Check out a video below from the epic ride in 2017!

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Welcome, officially certified HBL Ambassadors! We are so thrilled that you have attended one of our HBL Ambassador Trainings. By being an HBL Ambassador you are able to help spread the word about cycling and its many benefits, HBL’s programs and how HBL helps get more people riding, and why HBL Membership is so crucial to our work! Knowledgeable, friendly, and dedicated people like you make it possible for us to advance Hawaiʻi into a bicycling paradise we all want to see!

If you are on this page and have not received your official HBL Ambassador Certificate, please kindly navigate to our HBL.org/Ambassador page to see when the next quarterly training is, mahalo!

Please click links below to view the HBL Ambassador materials:

• HBL Ambassador Training Presentation – v.8.2018
• HBL Ambassador Cheat Sheet – v.8.2018

To sign up for an upcoming HBL Outreach / Tabling Event, click HERE or go to www.volunteersignup.org/ATMAX.

When you sign up for an event you will be contacted with more information about the event (exact location, parking, material pick-up/drop-off, etc.). If you have any questions please contact Bicycle@HBL.org. Mahalo!

Commuter Services Open House

Date: Aug. 30 (THU), 10am – 2pm

Location: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Campus Center Courtyard)

Info: Promote alternative ways of transportation to UH students and faculty!

Focus/Audience: College students

Lei of Parks

Date: Sept. 1 (SAT), 9:30am – 2pm

Location: Kakaʻako Makai Gateway Park

Info: Lei of Parks Family Day is being held on September 1,
2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event will temporarily connect Ala Moana Regional Park, Kewalo Basin Park, and Kaka‘ako Waterfront through ground chalk stencils, signs, and traffic controls. Nine “passport stations” will be located throughout the three parks. Park users will be given a “passport” to the Lei of Parks. By visiting at least three passport stations, getting three “passport stamps,” and filling out a brief survey about the Lei of Parks, people can enter to win free prizes, including the grand prize of two roundtrip airfares donated by Alaska Airlines. Fun, family and age-friendly activities will be held throughout the three parks. http://facebook.com/leiofparks

Focus/Audience: All age-friendly

Hawaii Parkinson Walk

Date: Sept. 16 (SUN), 9am – 12pm

Location: Magic Island

Info: We’ll be providing information on cycling for health and have the recumbent trikes out for people to ride and sample. There will also be a table for HBL to pass out information about the Senior Cycling Program.

Focus/Audience: Health

Boy Scout Rodeo

Date: Sept. 22 (SAT), 9am – 12pm

Location: Waialua Elementary

Info: Help out with a BikeEd Bike Rodeo!

Focus/Audience: Children + families

Honolulu Century Ride Packet Pickup / HBL Open House Event

Date: Sept. 28 (FRI), 10am – 6pm & Sept. 29 (SAT), 10am – 4pm

Location: Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse

Info: We will be holding an HBL Open House event at the 2018 Honolulu Century Ride & Aloha Fun Ride Packet Pickup along with other activities to let people know who HBL is and what we do.

Focus/Audience: General

Worksite Wellness Fair

Date: Oct. 5 (FRI), 9am – 1pm

Location: Gentry Pacific Design Center (Iwilei)

Info: EUTF health fairs are private employer events they are promoted internally to employees only. They typically have about 14 stations that employees can visit to obtain health screenings, obtain health plan benefit information, participate in activities, and gather information to support improved nutrition and movement.

Focus/Audience: OHA employees – General

Child & Youth Day

Date: Oct. 7 (SUN), 9:45am – 3:30pm

Location: Hawaiʻi State Capital

Info: Help spread the word about bicycling fun and safety!

Focus/Audience: Children + families

Worksite Wellness Fair

Date: Nov. 2 (FRI), 9am – 1pm

Location: Department of Defense (Kapolei)

Info: EUTF health fairs are private employer events they are promoted internally to employees only. They typically have about 14 stations that employees can visit to obtain health screenings, obtain health plan benefit information, participate in activities, and gather information to support improved nutrition and movement.

Focus/Audience: Military – General

To sign up for an HBL Outreach / Tabling Event (above), click HERE!