by Eduardo Hernandez | Jan 31, 2025 | Advocacy
It was a busy week at the Hawai‘i Capitol as committee hearings began in earnest. Dozens of bills have been introduced that have significant potential to both improve and weaken the environment for bicycling, walking and rolling across Hawai‘i.HBL submitted testimony...
by Eduardo Hernandez | Jan 24, 2025 | Advocacy
On January 29th, The Honolulu City Council voted unanimously in favor of Bill 52, which aims to establish clear guidelines for e-bikes by introducing key safety provisions. HBL worked with Council Members Dos Santos-Tam and Tulba, as well as with the members of a...
by Eduardo Hernandez | Jan 24, 2025 | Advocacy
The 2025 Hawai‘i Legislative Session opened on January 15th. As of today, January 24, there have been dozens of bills introduced that have significant potential to both improve and weaken the environment for bicycling, walking and rolling across Hawai‘i.To keep you...
by Eduardo Hernandez | Dec 30, 2024 | Advocacy
12/22/2024When it comes to pedestrian and cycling infrastructure in the City and County of Honolulu, a more balanced analysis of public policy is needed. Certainly, much more than was recently outlined in Richard Borreca’s “On Politics” column, which was short on...
by Eduardo Hernandez | Dec 18, 2024 | Advocacy
The 2024 Bicycle Friendly State report was just published. It includes a ranking of all 50 states, plus information about how the rankings were determined. This year, Hawai‘i ranked 25th overall in the nation and 6th out of 13 in the US West. While this is not where...
