A message from HBL's Executive Director & Board President
Aloha HBL Supporter,
2025 marks 50 years of the Hawai‘i Bicycling League – five decades of riding together, advocating for safer streets, and building a more bike-friendly Hawai‘i.
From our beginnings in 1975 as a small volunteer effort responding to a global energy crisis, HBL has grown into a statewide movement for health, sustainability, and community. Together, we’ve inspired generations to ride for transportation, recreation, and joy.
As we celebrate this milestone, we’re reminded that our work is far from over. With your continued support, we’ll keep advancing Safe Streets for All, expanding bike education from keiki to kūpuna, providing the best days to ride aloha, and strengthening the programs and opportunities that make Hawai‘i a better place to ride and live.
This has been possible thanks to people like you who have made a one-time or recurring gift. We are closing in on our 50th anniversary goal to raise $500,000, with $463,730 in new gifts, grants, and pledges received to date. Your year-end donation today of $5,000, $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $10 or any amount will help us ensure the next 50 years are filled with even more progress, connection, and aloha on two wheels. Please make a donation today!
Mahalo nui loa for riding with us—past, present, and future.
With gratitude,
Travis Counsell
Hawai’i Bicycling League
Executive Director
Samantha Lara
Hawai’i Bicycling League
Board President
ADVOCACY
» Called upon by lawmakers, state agencies, police departments, & health organizations to provide bicycling expertise informing legislation, traffic safety, & public policy.
» Amplified the voice of cyclists in over 60 statewide media appearances (TV, print, radio, online), including a one-hour panel discussion on traffic safety on “PBS Hawai‘i: Insights.”
EDUCATION
» BikeEd program brought bike education to over 300 4th-grade classrooms on O‘ahu.
» Educated over 2,200 adults in 26 cycling workshops across the state of Hawai‘i.
» Relaunched Golden Gears, as a free triking program allowing adults and kūpuna to ride recumbent three-wheelers at four locations across O‘ahu.
EVENTS
» Coordinated a 2-mile car-free section of the Kaiwi Coast for over 1,100 riders on the Honolulu Century Ride.
» Hosted over 2,600 riders from 29 U.S. states and 9 countries at our events, including 450 first-timers.
» Logged more than 3,100 registrations for 156 HBL-affiliated group rides.
COMMUNITY
» Partnered with more than 25 local nonprofit and community organizations and provided event support across four islands.
» Celebrated Honolulu being awarded “Silver-Level” Bicycle Friendly Community from League of American Cyclists in a special ceremony in the Office of Mayor Rick Blangiardi.
