Aloha!
With your help to strengthen our collective voice, the Hawaii Bicycling League raised biking and street safety for all users to higher levels in the last year! Bike lanes, Complete Streets, Vision Zero law, education programs, and pedestrian safety – a lot has happened in 2019 to make these islands a safer and more enjoyable place to ride and walk! We still have work to do to create a cycling paradise. Be a spoke in the wheel of change in 2020!
Hawaii Bicycling League depends on financial support from committed members like you. With a tax-deductible contribution of $25, $45, $100, $500, $1,000 (or more!), HBL will be better equipped to make Hawaiāi a cycling and walking paradise and a place where people who walk, bike and drive share the road in the spirit of aloha. 2020 marks our 45th year serving the community in Hawaiāi. We wouldnāt be here without support from members like you!
Your support helped achieve last year:
- Advocacy in Action. HBL brought together hundreds of advocates unifying with a strong voice for a bicycle friendly Hawaiāi and safe streets for all – propelling forward protected bikeways for Pensacola St, Ward Ave, Bishop St, Punchbowl St; Complete Streets for Kailua, KÄneāohe, Pearl City, Kalihi; and the passage of Vision Zero law making safe streets the top priority of DOT.
- Sharing the Gift of Cycling. HBL taught 8,000 4th graders to ride a bike safely through BikeEd. Weāve reached 750+ adults with our hands-on free workshops and educated more than 1,750 adults and motorists how to drive safely.
- Bikeway Implementation. Weāre building a network! 22.2 new miles of bikeways were implemented on Oāahu in 2017, 2018, & 2019. In 2019, new bikeways in Waipahu, WaimÄnalo, Waimalu, Kapolei, McCully, and Downtown are making it safer to travel by bike. Thanks to concerted advocacy the Ainakoa gap in the Kalanianaāole Hwy bike lane is connected.
- Safe Streets for All. HBL lead the push for two big efforts that will make Hawaiāi’s streets safer for everyone. Act 134 committing the State and counties to making safety the top priority and achieving zero traffic fatalities on our streets. Act 131 created the Red Light Safety Camera Committee, a first step towards automated enforcement to save lives at dangerous intersections.
- Let’s ride. Over 5,000 cyclists collectively rode in the Honolulu Century Ride, Haleāiwa Metric Century Ride, Zach Managoās Ride In Paradise, Aloha Fun Ride, and weekly community lead rides!
The momentum has started! Letās keep it going and make Hawaiāi a paradise for cyclists, on and off road, and people who walk. We need your help to make this happen.
Youāve chosen to support cycling in Hawaiāi . Please make a tax-deductible donation to the Hawaii Bicycling League so your legacy as a supporter of safe cycling and walking lives on for generations to come. Your donation will help the Hawaii Bicycling League continue to educate thousands of people of all ages and abilities who walk, bike and drive, host signature events, and be a voice for cycling and pedestrian infrastructure improvements all over the islands. Be a spoke in the wheel of change in 2020!
Mahalo for your devotion to cycling and walking in Hawaiāi and a more livable community for everyone! Your donation to the Hawaii Bicycling League will help continue this yearās momentum well into the future.
Ride Aloha from all the staff at HBL!
Lori McCarney, Executive Director
Joshua Powell, Board President
