 | Last Chance for Giving in 2023! As we wrap up 2023, help HBL start off 2024 strong with a tax-deductible year-end donation! Learn more about our 2023 accomplishments and make a donation at the link below. Mahalo for your support! |  Check out our weekly & monthly events! | |  Education from keiki to kūpuna, for motorists & cyclists. | |  Electric bikes can help more people ride and help people ride more! | E-Bike Video Casting Callout Want to improve e-bike safety in Hawai‘i? We’re looking for local residents to be in a *multi-part video series being created on e-bikes* for education & enjoyment. These short videos will be filmed professionally by a Honolulu-based video production company in the next coming months. So if you don’t mind being in front of the camera, this is your chance to play a role (however big or small you’d like) and make an impact in getting riders cycling safely in Hawai‘i!
» Get involved by clicking here. |  Join others in the paceline party! | Where in the World Are All the Weekly Group Rides? Discover exciting routes you've never ridden before, find other folks who ride your pace, and become a stronger & more confident cyclist by riding with a group. Did you know there's a full listing of local group rides categorized by level on HBL’s site? Plus an *online calendar* routinely updated with what weekly group rides are happening in Hawai‘i, where they ride, and all the pertinent details so you can join up with them & enjoy the ride together. If you are new to riding in Hawai‘i or want to find new routes to explore, getting with a group may be the solution to improving your cycling experience as a whole! Check out all the group rides at: HBL.org/calendar. » If you have an open group ride that you’d like to promote, email Bicycle@HBL.org. | First Half of the School Year is Complete! We are looking forward to the second half of the school year, with our newest member “Pete” the Penske. We finally got a new truck! It should be wrapped and ready to go to start the new semester. But before we get too far ahead, in the first half of the school year we visited 49 elementary schools, with over 3,600 students participating. Approximately 700 of those students learned how to ride a bicycle, while the rest finished our road safety program. Come join the excitement, apply for a part time BikeEd instructor position today. |  Volunteers make things HAPPEN! | |  A poorly fit helmet works poorly when needed most. Help fit helmets properly to keiki on 1/20! | Helpers Needed for Helmet Giveaway (Saturday, 1/20)! Help get brand new helmets out to keiki on Saturday, January 20th, where HBL will be partnering with the Hawai‘i Pacific University Men’s basketball team to give away more than 100 helmets to youth at HPU’s basketball game. This helmet giveaway is in honour of Kameron Steinhoff, a former HPU teammate who tragically passed away after suffering head injuries from a skateboard crash in 2011.
» To volunteer to help on 1/20, click here! ˙ᵕ˙ |  HBL Members support cycling in Hawai‘i, while getting awesome HBL Member benefits! | | Meet HBLʻs New Community Engagement Coordinator HBL is glad to welcome new staff member Vincent Levy to the team. Join us in welcoming him! “Aloha HBL community! I’m very excited to be coming onboard as HBL’s new Community Engagement Coordinator. I hope to connect with many of you in the coming months as I help coordinate volunteers, the membership system, and HBL events. If you want to get more involved with HBL or just talk story about bikes, I would love to hear from you! You can reach me at vincent@HBL.org, on the office phone at 808-735-5756, or by popping into the HBL office next time you’re in Kaimukī.” » You can learn more about Vincent and his cycling background on our staff page. | 2024 HBL Board of Directors The votes have been tallied and we have our Board of Directors for 2024. Mahalo to our departing Board of Directors members: Shannon Fagan, John O'Keefe, Josh Powell, John Rogers, and Pili Valderrama. And welcome to our newly re-elected Board of Directors members: Bob Bengtson, Ina Chang, Pattie Dunn, and Kyle Paredes. Read the bios of all our Board of Directors members by visiting our HBL Board of Directors page. Interested in getting involved more with HBL? Join one of our committees! Send us an email of you would like more information! | “The Kūpuna Shed has a new location and is looking for experienced bike mechanics (as well as aspiring ones!).”
» Read Frank Smith's article here. | “We have a new event this year, a criterium at Aloha Stadium on Saturday March 23 at 6 pm in the evening. The first race of the year will be the Pineapple Sprint Hill Climb on Sunday March 3rd.” View the 2024 race calendar on Aloha State Bicycle Racing Association's site. | Check out the latest news from our community partners by clicking an icon below: |  Bikeshare Hawai‘i December Newsletter |  PATH Hawai‘i December Newsletter |  KKV December Newsletter | | | We'll be rolling out a series of social media posts that feature tips & other sage advice for those that ride & drive in Hawai‘i. Help us pick a name for the series! Which hashtag sounds most catchy? | ↺ Last month's poll results:
"Does your household own a holiday bicycle ornament?" | HBL Staff » Travis Counsell - Executive Director
» Malia k Harunaga - Director of Adult Education
» Vincent Levy - Community Engagement Coordinator
» Chris Salas - Events Director
» Taylor Clark - Youth BikeEd Manager
» Chet, Ed, Rhylee, Shane - BikeEd Instructors | Visit the HBL website to learn more! | | |
