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5 days ago
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Local organization hosts World Bicycle Day celebration in Hawaii
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Gov. Josh Green has proclaimed that June 3 is World Bicycling Day in Hawaii. Here's a look at how it was being honored. 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 . Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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10-03-2025
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Pedestrian deaths more than double from 2024
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Concerns are mounting for pedestrian safety as the number of fatalities for walkers and bikers continue on an upward trend. The Hawaii Bicycling League stated the number of bicyclists and pedestrians killed on the road has already more than doubled since this time in 2024, when there were six reported deaths and three serious-injury crashes. Woman, 88, dies after being hit by car in Hawaii Kai 'We've already hit 13 deaths and each of those each of those deaths, it's an aunty, a brother, a sister,' said Eduardo Hernandez, HBL advocacy director. 'It's not acceptable that we can just go on and everybody has a role to play to keep these deaths from happening.' In 2024, 37 people were killed while walking and six were killed while biking across the state. The number of traffic fatalities were higher than a 20 year average of 27 walkers and four bikers killed, per HBL. HBL believes speed, carelessness, distractions and impaired driving are primary causes for the upward trend.'A part of it is that there are unsupervised children using bicycles that are not meant for underage children,' said Rep. Darius Kila. 'Drivers aren't used to seeing bicycles move as fast as e-bikes are going.' At the state capitol, lawmakers and advocacy groups are pushing for safer pedestrian infrastructure and e-bike regulations. 'What we are trying to do is give every county police department all the tools that they need to enforce, regulate and actually put definitions of classifications of what an e-bike is or what an e-bike isn't. It also prohibits certain activities on a roadway and usage. And the bill that I offer also prohibits class three e-bikes from operating on sidewalks,' Kila said. HBL will lead a delegation to the National Bike Summit in Washington D.C. later this week. It will meet with Hawaii's congressional delegation on safe transportation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
