 Check out HBL's weekly & monthly events – there's something for everyone. | | Let’s Celebrate Bike Month July has been a blast! We’ve gotten together over food and drinks, cleaned up bike lanes, biked to the train and to Lāhainā Noon, and gave away over 200 helmets. It's been a great month, but it’s not over yet. Join us this Wednesday, July 31st, from 5:30-8:30pm for a Pau Hana to finish off Bike Month. | Less Than Two Months Til HCR & AFR The Honolulu Century Ride (HCR ) and the Aloha Fun Ride (AFR) are coming up soon! Have you started training? We have weekly training group rides made possible by the Red Hot Ladies and we have two workshops/pau hanas coming up on 8/15 and 9/5 at BMW of Honolulu. (Reminder that the HCR & AFR allow you to choose the distance you ride from 5-100 miles to meet your own goals.) |  Together we're making Hawai'i more bicycle friendly everyday! | |  Primary election season is now underway | 2024 Candidate Survey Results Are In! As election season is underway, HBL, along with our colleagues at Kauai Path, Maui Bicycling League and PATH, reached out to nearly 300 candidates across eight types of election contests, including HI Senate, House, County, Mayor, and Councils, to learn their stand on key issues such as Complete Streets, Vision Zero, and more. Click here to read candidate responses as well as find links to related policies and plans. We will continue to update replies throughout the primary and general election dates. Remember, your ballots must be received (not postmarked) by 7:00 pm at your County Elections office on Saturday, August 10th. |  Vote For Ke Ala Hele Makālae | National Recognition for Ke Ala Hele Makālae Three multi-use trails are up for a chance to join Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame and Ke Ala Hele Makālae on Kaua‘i is one of them. Since 2007, RTC has honored over 35 trails across the country with this recognition based on merits such as scenic value, high use, trail and trailside amenities, accessibility, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance of facility, community connections, and geographic distribution.
Vote today for Kaua‘i’s Ke Ala Hele Makālae. |  Share your feedback about bicycling in Honolulu | LAB Wants To Hear From You The League of American Bicyclists is conducting their annual national census of Americans’ experiences and perceptions of riding a bike in different communities across the U.S., and Honolulu is vying to boost its rating as a Bicycle Friendly Community. Your input will help the League and the City better understand current bicycling conditions and potential areas for improvement.
Take the survey here! | City Hiring Bike Coordinator The City is looking for the next Bicycle Coordinator. Could it be you?! Applications are due by August 10th. Click here to learn more. |  Volunteers make things HAPPEN! | | Join Us for the 12th Annual Waimānalo Backroads Cleanup and the 2024 HCR! On Saturday, August 17th, HBL will be giving some TLC to the backroads of Waimānalo during our 12th Annual Waimānalo Backroads Cleanup! We’ll be picking up trash big & small along Waimānalo’s roadways from 8:30am to 1pm. Supplies, safety vests, volunteers shirts, and lunch will be provided. Sign up to participate here! Also, the 2024 Honolulu Century Ride is right around the corner! Each year, hundreds of volunteers join forces over four days to help HBL put on the biggest bike event in the state of Hawaiʻi. Click here to see all of the 2024 HCR volunteer opportunities occurring September 26th-29th. |  Education from keiki to kūpuna, for motorists & cyclists. | | Back to School Bash + Keiki BikeEd Rodeo HBL's BikeEd Team will be putting on a Keiki Bike Rodeo at the Back to School Bash held by the Friends of Makalapa Park on Saturday, August 3rd. Keiki and parents are invited to come to this free community event open to the public at Makalapa Neighborhood Park from 4-6:30pm that also serves as a collection drive to gather school supplies for local keiki in need! Find out more here. |  Mix, mingle, and get down with some helpful maintenance tips on your gears (with beers!) | Ride Readiness Series! In partnership with BMW of Honolulu, HBL will be hosting a couple of Pau Hana social events that will be as fun as they are helpful to those gearing up to ride in one of the big bike events happening on Sept. 29th. Think gears, beers, bikes, and BMWs…
The first mingle + maintenance shindig will be:
August 15 (Thu)
» 5:30PM - mix & mingling over beers
» 6PM - get a hands-on learning experience with your gear & make flat fixing a breeze! For more info on this fun mixer (& to secure your spot in the basic bike maintenance part) click here! The first ten people that sign up get a special bike prize. | LAB Webinar - School Education Programs HBL recently joined the League of American Bicyclist’s webinar Field Notes: A Practical Discussion on How to Get Kids Biking In School, to discuss HBL’s BikeEd program. To webinar was recorded. Take a watch to learn more about the great programs happening nationwide, including right here on O’ahu! |  REHAB Hospital of the Pacific | "REHAB Hospital of the Pacific is hosting another Adaptive Cycling Event partnered with the VA and Hawaiʻi Bicycling League on Sunday August 11th from 8:00 to 12:00 at Kapiolani Park. Anyone is welcome to participate and volunteer. There are different opportunities ranging from buddy riders, bike maintenance. If you have any questions please email Abbi at abbi.williston@rehabhospital.org or visit REHAB’s website!" |  Hawaii Cycling Club | "Hawaii Cycling Club presents Peaman’s Pedal Til Ya Puke, the Big Island’s oldest (and toughest) organized hill climb, a Cat 1 climb featuring over 3,000 feet vertical in 6.5 miles, straight up Kaloko Drive with segments over 20%. Bring your small chain ring! Registration is online only, no day-of event. Sunday, August 18, 2024. Check in at 7:00am, time trial format starts at 7:30am. Register today!" | Check out the latest news from our community partners by clicking the icon below: | Hawai‘i PATH - 7/11/24 Newsletter |  Kaua‘i Path - 7/09/24 Newsletter | | | 7/31 (Wed) Bike Month Pau Hana @Kaka‘ako
8/03 (Sat) Keiki Bike Rodeo at the Back-to-School Bash and Supply Drive @‘Aiea
8/04 (Sun) Na Wahine Triathlon @Waikīkī
8/09 (Fri) North National Night Out BikeEd Keiki Rodeo @Schofield
8/09 (Fri) Welcome Back Fair Campbell HS - HBL tabling @‘Ewa
8/11 (Sat) Adaptive Cycling event with REHAB and VA @Waikīkī
8/13 (Tue) Advocacy Committee Meeting @HBL (Kaimukī)
8/15 (Thu) Fix-a-Flat Workshop by HBL @Kaka‘ako
8/17 (Sat) Waikele Bicycling Basics Workshop by HBL @Waikele
8/17 (Sat) 12th Annual Waimanalo Backroads Cleanup, Hosted by HBL @Waimānalo
8/17 (Sun) Pedal til ya Puke @Hawai‘i
8/23 (Fri) National Night Out @Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
8/24 (Sat) Aloha Velo Group Ride @Kaka‘ako
8/25 (Sun) Dick Evans Memorial Road Race @Hawai‘i Kai
8/25 (Sun) North Shore Triathlon @Mokule'ia Check out HBL’s Calendar for a full list of all the free group rides, events, and other bike-related fun going on in Hawai‘i at HBL.org/calendar. Have a bicycle event not on our calendar? Email Bicycle@HBL.org. | | Are you watching the Olympics broadcast from Paris/Tahiti? | ↺ Last month's poll results: ‶Do you own a motor vehicle (such as a car/truck/van)?‶ | HBL Staff » Travis Counsell - Executive Director
» Malia k Harunaga - Director of Adult Education
» Eduardo Hernandez - Advocacy Director
» Vincent Levy - Community Engagement Coordinator
» Chris Salas - Events Director
» Taylor Clark - Youth BikeEd Manager
» Ed, Joe, Rhylee, Shane - BikeEd Instructors | Visit the HBL website to learn more! | |
