Hold on to your helmets and stop the wheelies with new Hawaii e-bike legislation

Travis Counsell, Executive Director of the Hawaii Bicycling League, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss new legislation to define and regulate e-bikes and other electric devices like foot scooters and skate boards, including the three classifications of bikes, where you can ride them on the streets, whether you can ride them on sidewalks, whether you have to be a certain age, registration and helmet requirements, ban on dangerous stunts like wheelies, potential parental liability and government authority to seize unregistered or non-conforming devices, equipment requirements for carrying children and riding at night, how to prevent lithium-ion battery fires, and the many free and educational activities that the Hawaii Bicycling League offers to the public.  The Governor is expected to sign this legislation and has until July 15, 2026 to veto bills.