Volunteers Needed (11/03 -11/06)
Zachary Manago Documentary
“We’re looking for volunteers to help as production assistants on a short documentary about Zach Manago, a college student who was tragically struck & killed by a motorists, just weeks after writing an essay advocating for safer streets & bike lanes for cyclists in Hawaii.
We’ll be filming a handful of interviews, as well as B-Roll. Dates are 11/3 through 11/6 (with 11/5 being a half-day). Lunch will be provided. Since people would be helping on a volunteer basis, nobody would be obligated to commit to a certain length of time in these four days, though we ask that people communicate clearly when they intent to be working with us.
Volunteers would help with organizing & setting up equipment, help dress the film set, and drive between locations, etc. This is a perfect opportunity for people interested in documentary filmmaking, or people interested in furthering the cause of safer riding conditions for cyclists.”
Filming locations & times – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
(253) 720-7405
ABOUT ZACHARY MANAGO
On December 17, 2010 one of Hawai‘i’s own, Zachary Manago, was killed by a hit and run drunk driver on Kamehameha Highway near Wahiawā while riding his bicycle. Zach was an 18-year-old baseball pitching ace from Moanalua High School, due to start his college career at Hawai‘i Pacific University in the Spring. Zach and his friends loved cycling for fun, exercise, and as commuters.
From the road, he saw first hand the challenges cyclists have sharing the roads with motorists and the need for more bike infrastructure and bike lanes.
Zach’s Vision for Safe Streets: Zach’s last major research paper as a student at Hawai‘i Pacific University, written a few weeks before his death, was titled “Should There Be More Bicycle Lanes in the State of Hawai‘i”. The paper asserts the need for more bicycle lanes in Hawaiʻi to make roads safer for people of all ages and abilities riding bicycles , reduce traffic fatalities and injuries, and reduce pollution. HBL continues to push towards Zach’s Vision through our advocacy work.
