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AUGUST - 2013
Countywide Safe Routes To School Team
3:00 - 4:30 PM, TUE
Pi`ikoi Building
Conference Room A
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Schools (Safe Routes to School) Task Force
Kapa`a Walk to SchoolSate Routes to School is an international movement aimed at increasing the number of children who walk or bike to school by making it safe and convenient for children to walk and bike to school. Walking and biking to school is a fun, easy way to get the recommended amount of daily activity for children.
There are several reasons to support walking and biking to school:
- To enhance the health of kids; Increased physical activity can combat a host of health problems facing kids today.
- To improve air quality and the environment; replacing car trips to school with walking or bicycling can help reduce air pollution.
- To create safer routes for walking and bicycling; Sidewalks, education programs and traffic calming measures are some of the ways to improve conditions.
Get Fit Kauai has teamed with Kauai Police Department, the Department of Education, and the County of Kauai to improve safety around schools and encourage more children to walk and bike to school through Safe Routes to School program implementation. If you would like to get involved with Safe Routes to School at your school or with Get Fit Kauai please contact the Safe Routes to School champion(s) at your school:
Kapa’a : Missy Hoesel & Heidi Tokuda
King Kaumualii: Carie Inouye
Koloa: Sara Schields & Sherri Lauer
Kalaheo: Julie Herr & Hilary Johnson
If your school does not currently have a Safe Routes to School champion, contact Jenn Linton, Safe Routes to School Coordinator for Get Fit Kauai.
What we're working on
| Get Fit Kauai is currently working with the County of Kauai and Department of Public Works to write grants for infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects from the Hawaii Department of Transportation around several schools. The grants are part of a federal funding program for Safe Routes to School.
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| 2013-2014 Walk to School Days will be on the first Wednesday of the month beginning in September.
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Walk To School dates |
| Safe Routes Bill en route to Governor's signature. HB2626, the SRTS Bill, passes all committees and is on its way to being law. Read more.
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| HB 2626, HD 2, also known as the Safe Routes To School Bill, passed through the Senate Committees on Education and Transportation and International Affairs on Friday, March 16. Read more.
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| House Bill 2626, HD1 which proposes a $10 surcharge for moving traffic violations and a $25 surcharge for moving traffic violations in a school zone, has passed the State House Finance Committee. Funds generated from the surcharge would support the Safe Routes to School program, which is designed to encourage more children to walk or ride bikes to school in a safe environment. Read more.
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| HB 2626, with amendments, was introduced in the State Legislature by Rep. Derek Kawakami, and co-introducers Reps. Jimmy Tokioka and Dee Morikawa as a mechanism to generate funding for Safe Routes To School. Read more.
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| Kalaheo School students, parents, and administration participated in the monthly Walk To School Day, held January 25. Read more.
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Get Fit Kauai is using the walk or bike to school as the first step to create environments that are more inviting for everyone, young and old.
The following dates will be the official Walk to School Dates for the 2011-2012 school year:
Kauai's last Walk to School Day of this school year is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
READ PDF Flyer
Walk to School Day participating schools:
Kapa'a & St. Catherine's Elementary Schools
Meet at the old Otsuka's warehouse on Kawaihau at 7:00 am or join along the route at any of the intersecting streets along Kawaihau Rd.
Kilauea Elementary School
Meet at the Kilauea neighborhood center 7:15 am
Kalaheo Elementary Schools
Meet at the Kalaheo neighborhood center 7:00 am
| Kauai's Official Walk to School Dates |
Notes |
| May 23, 2012 | Kapaa, Kilauea, Kalaheo - PDF Flyer |
| April 25, 2012 | Kapaa, St. Catherine's School |
| March 28, 2012 | |
| February 22, 2012 | |
| January 25, 2012 | |
| November 23, 2011 | |
| October 26, 2011 | St. Catherine's School - First Walk To School - PDF Flyer |
| September 28, 2011 | Kalaheo's First W2SD - PDF Flyer |
| August 24, 2011 | Kilauea Walk to school day - PDF Flyer |
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| The County Dept. of Public Works is moving forward with proposed engineering plans to improve safe routes to school for Kalaheo, Koloa, Wilcox, King Kaumualii, Kapaa, St. Catherine's, and Kilauea Schools.
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Engineering Plans:
Kalaheo, Koloa, Wilcox, King Kaumualii, Kapaa, St. Catherine's, and Kilauea Schools. |
Walk to School Day Video |
Koloa's Walk To School day (May, 2011) was featured in the Hawaii Stream video, talking about Kauai's efforts through Get Fit Kauai to address Safe Routes To School and Walk To School days. Kauai was one of 44 places selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide an opportunity for children to walk or bike to school on a safe route, while also being engaged in physical activity. View the video.
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Kauai County Council with SRTS Partnership Director, GFK SRTS Coordinator and GFK Island Coordinator. |
On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, the Kauai County Council unanimously passed a Safe Routes to School Resolution, acknowledging the importance of the Safe Routes To School program and supporting efforts for providing safer routes to and from schools for pedestrians and bicyclists.
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SRTS Resolution |
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Get Fit Kauai's School Task Force is currently piloting a Safe Routes to School, Walking School Bus program at Kapa`a Elementary School using the "5 E" approach.
- Evaluation
- Education
- Engineering
- Enforcement
- Encouragement
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Five E's |
Bike lanes at Kapaa Elementary School |
Changes are beginning to happen in the Kapa`a and Koloa Elementary School districts. In Kapa`a, narrow bike lane lines have been painted on each side of the road in efforts to help calm traffic and make it safer to walk and bike in that area. Two lighted crosswalks are planned to be installed in the Koloa area by the end of the year ~ We are moving in the right direction to make it safer to walk and bike to school.
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Photo Gallery |
Get Fit Kauai is built on the integration and involvement of community partners. Community partners and volunteers are the key to the successes of this organization.
Final walk to school day is May 23rd, 2012.
Countywide Safe Routes To School Team Meeting Minutes
Kapaa Safe Routes To School Meeting Minutes
Task Force Member Directory
Lyle Tabata - Chair
County Dept. of Public Works
BlakeTed
Malama Koloa
BrodyBev
Get Fit Kauai Health and Built Environment Facilitator
Courtney Chadderdon
Koloa Elementary PTSA
Micheal Contrades
Kauai Police Dept.
Dennis Fujimoto
The Garden Island
Julie Herr
Kalaheo Elementary School PTSA
Missy Hoesel
Kapa`a P.T.S.A. President
Maddie Hoesel
Kapaa Elementary School student
Katy Hoesel
Kapaa Elementary School student
Carie Inouye
King Kaumaulii Elementary Teacher
Hilary Johnson
Kalaheo Elementary School PTSA
Lea Kaiaokamalie
County Planning Dept.
Sherri Lauer
Koloa Elementary PTSA
Stephenie Mueller
St. Catherine’s PTG
Jason Overmyer
KPD
Judy Rittmeister
St. Catherine's
Sue Saldana
Kilauea School PCNC
Sara Schields
Koloa Elementary PTSA
Pat Shimamoto
DPW
Lee Steinmetz
Planning
John Takamura
KPD
Marie Williams
County Planning Dept.
Chris Yee
DPW
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