 |  Education from keiki to kūpuna, for motorists & cyclists. | |  Shine the light & help educate riders on safe cycling after sundown! | Volunteers Needed for 11/03 (Fri) Westside Lights Giveaway Help people pedal out of the shadows and into the light & safety by volunteering at HBL’s Bike Bright safety event in Wai‘anae on Friday, Nov. 3rd! Volunteers will help get lights on the bikes of “invisible” riders & give out free helmets (while supplies last). All volunteers are welcome :) Brighten a bicycle-rider’s life by signing up to help here. ✦Equipping your bicycle with good bike lights when riding at night is a very bright idea– not only so you can see & navigate around any obstacles, but more importantly so you can be seen by others that you’re sharing the road with! It’s also required by law when biking in Hawai‘i (read the full law here).✦ | 11/25 (Sat) Keep it Kaimukī Keiki Bike Rodeo +Free Bike Valet All Day! A bookstore with an adorable reading nook, a shop that focuses on zero waste products, a cat cafe, a cheese boutique, salons for every hair style, and DELICIOUS, family-owned eateries serving up local comfort food to ritzy dinners… That's Kaimukī! Home to a diverse range of unique, locally-owned businesses that give the neighborhood its distinct characteristics... including a small, but mighty bicycle non-profit you may know of ;) Explore these hidden charms & stop by the Keep it Kaimukī event on Saturday, Nov. 25th! Enjoy live music & dance performances, participate in family-friendly activities (including a Keiki Bike Rodeo put on by our BikeEd team), and much more.
HBL be offering free bike valet service all day (from 10am-5pm)– if you’d like to help for a short volunteer shift click here!
PS. Did you know… HBL's headquarters has been in the same office in Kaimukī for the past THIRTY years?! |  Check out HBL's weekly & monthly events – there's something for everyone. | |  Let’s ride in Japan next year! | Ride Aloha in Japan! 2024 Bike Tours HBL is working with Taste of Japan Bike Tours to organize a trip to Japan in late October 2024. There are additional tour options as well. Learn more at the link below and fill out the interest form to be kept in the loop!
✈ Japan Tours 2024 |  Keep your favorite HCR memories forever with a simple download! | Last Chance for Honolulu Century Ride Pics! To continue the celebration of the 40th Honolulu Century Ride, all digital photos will be FREE this year! Free downloads ends on December 4th at 11:59 PM HST, so make sure to get yours! Thanks for supporting Hawai‘i Bicycling League and making this year a great one whether if you rode 5 or 100 miles. |  HBL Members support cycling in Hawai‘i, while getting awesome HBL Member benefits! | |  Join our team and help build our community! | We’re Hiring! Community Engagement Coordinator Passionate about building community and working towards a more bicycle friendly Hawai‘i? Come work with us! HBL is hiring a full-time Community Engagement Coordinator to focus on our membership and volunteer efforts. Find more information by clicking here. | Upcoming HBL Board of Directors Election In mid-November, members of HBL will receive an email to vote for Board of Director positions. We have four (4) seats coming up for election, and four (4) existing board members seeking re-election. If interested in serving as a HBL Board Member, please email Travis@HBL.org for a list of board expectation and details on the nominations process. |  Recover quick, Atomman! | Community Support for a Community Builder Atomman Kimm, long-time HBL member and Tradewind Cycling Team member, had a bad crash on October 14th. The cycling community is coming together to support his recovery. HBL thanks Atomman for years of course marshal support at our large events and being an active advocate for bicycle racing on O‘ahu. Click here to learn more about how we can support Atomman as a small token for everything he has done for the cycling community! |  "STAGE III: CENTRAL ASIA COMPLETE!" | Where in the World is Douglas?! HBL Member, Douglas Concha, set off from Honolulu on June 1st in an attempt to cycle around the world, and set a Guinness World Record for doing so on a single-speed bicycle (read more here). It has been almost four months since Douglas left, and it's been amazing to see his progress:
‣ Total Distance: 13,234 km (8,223.2 miles)
‣ Total Cycling Days: 77 days
‣ Longest Day: 241 km (150 miles) - Stage III: Kazakhstan
‣ Daily Average: 172km (107 miles) per day
‣ Total Complete: 46%
‣ Total Elevation: 53,564m (translates to climbing Mount Everest SIX times!)
☞ Currently in: Kenya, Africa.
› › › To follow HBL Member Douglas' record-breaking journey, click here. | Check out the latest news from our community partners by clicking an icon below: |  (Oct. 2023) | | 11/03 (Fri) Bike Bright Light & Helmet Giveaway @Wai‘anae
11/05 (Sun) Hawai‘i Parkinson Walk & Resource Fair @Ala Moana
11/14 (Tue) Biki Basics (free on-bike workshop!) @McCully
11/17 (Fri) Adult Learn to Ride (free hands-on workshop!) @McCully
11/18 (Sat) Fix a Flat Clinic (free hands-on workshop!) at Blue Zone Project's Keiki to Kūpuna Family Fun Day @Mōʻiliʻili
11/25 (Sat) Keep it Kaimukī + Free Keiki Bike Rodeo & Bike Valet @Kaimukī 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. | | What kind of themed HBL Annual Dinner would you be interested in? | ↺ Last month's poll results:
"Pedal to the popcorn, it's a bike-in movie night! What kind of film would you prefer to see played?" | "A bicycle-related movie"…⌶ 53%
"A cycling documentary"…⌶ 15%
"A classic or new movie (doesn’t have to have bikes in it!)"…⌶ 32% |
Ride Aloha, » Travis Counsell - Executive Director
» Malia k Harunaga - Director of Adult Education
» Lauren Lee - Director of Community Engagement
» Chris Salas - Events Director
» Taylor Clark - Youth BikeEd Manager
» BikeEd Instructors: Chet, Ed, Rhylee, Shane, & Tom | Visit the HBL website to learn more! | | |
