Local organization hosts World Bicycle Day celebration in Hawaii
In recognition of a half-century of work to motivate more people to ride bicycles, WakeUp2Day's Chris Latronic went live on the Ala Moana pedestrian bridge to learn more and ride with Hawaii Bicycling League's Advocacy Director, Eduardo Hernandez.
In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3 as World Bicycle Day. The resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes 'the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transport.'
In April 2025, the office of Gov. Josh Green presented Hawai'i Bicycling League (HBL) with a proclamation declaring June 3, 2025, to be World Bicycle Day in Hawai'i in recognition of the organization's half-century of work to motivate more people to ride bicycles for recreation, health, and transportation.
In doing so, Hawai'i became the first state in the nation to recognize World Bicycle Day at the state level.
'At HBL, we celebrate bicycles every day, but officially being part of a global movement for sustainability helps us to elevate the public conversation about how bicycles are a solution to so many challenges facing individuals and communities across the islands and around the world,' said HBL advocacy director Eduardo Hernandez.
HBL's networks for promoting the economic, health and environmental benefits of bicycling include individuals and organizations on every island and at every level of Hawaiʻi government, from local to state to national.
For World Bicycle Day in Hawai'i, HBL will be celebrating with a potluck bicycle pa'aina gathering at Kolowalu Park Makai in Honolulu, with brief remarks from executive director Travis Counsell and other colleagues.
The organization will also be celebrating the day with a group ride in protected bicycle lanes to and over a newly opened bridge over Ala Moana Blvd. HBL said that type of infrastructure helps create safer experiences for all people, whether they walk, ride, roll, or drive a car.
Learn more about how HBL is celebrating World Bicycle Day .
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