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DISRUPT AGING Barbara Kim Stanton ••••• Lei of Parks event connects park paths for a day

or one day, on Sept. 1, three FOR YOUR shoreline — mostly away from ve- by an AARP Community Challenge parks — Ala Moana, Kewalo INFO hicle traffic — from one end of Grant and are designed to get F Basin and Kakaako Water- •• Lei of Parks Family the island to the other. older residents interested in bi- front — will be linked with bike Day: facebook. The Trust for Public cycling and in using the Biki and walking paths during the Lei com/leiofparks Lands is organizing the bike-share service. of Parks Family Day. •• Biki Social Rides: Lei of Parks Family “A lot of people think bik- It’s a day to be healthy and to gobiki.org/ Day with support ing isn’t for older folks. enjoy outdoor activities in the biki-leaks/aarp- from AARP’s Com- But through bike share, parks that make an age- social-rides munity Challenge we can let older people friendly and livable community. •• Biki Social Rides Grant and our Liv- know it is for them,” said Linking the parks, even if it’s just registration: visit able Communities Justine Espiritu, grants for one day, is a way to showcase aarp.cvent.com/ program. and program manager what could be Oahu’s recreational bikiride9-1 or call There will be for Bikeshare . future. For years, planners have 1-877-926-8300 nine “passport sta- “It’s an easy way to get proposed a path to connect all the tions” with activities exercise and fun to do.” parks from Diamond Head to at each station on The route to bike or Nanakuli — creating a seamless Lei the Lei of Parks Family walk through all of Parks from east to west Oahu. Day. (See the path at three parks is Creating a Lei of Parks would cre- 808ne.ws/parks2018.) only about 3 ate an alternative transportation Stop by the AARP station at miles long. and recreation option for pedestri- Kakaako Waterfront Park Pavil- “It’s really ans, bicyclists and even roller skat- ion to walk with a doctor or help not that The ers and skateboarders so they can determine how bike-friendly the far,” said two-hour go from place to place along the paths around the parks are. Take a Lea social ride in- walking tour of historic sites at the Hong, cludes an orienta- Historic Hawaii Foundation station state di- tion on how to use in Ala Moana Beach Park near Mc- rector of the Biki bike share Coy Pavilion. Do yoga at Magic Is- The Trust service, a safety brief- land. Take a Hawaii Bicycling for Public ing and helmet fitting, League Aloha Fun bicycle ride de- Land. “We’re lunch and a bicycle ride. parting from or par- trying to encour- You’ll also get five free hours C-PAP Intolerant? ticipate in other activities age healthy activities of Biki bike use. throughout the three parks. that are age friendly. We want to The social rides are free, but are • Restless Sleep AARP and Bikeshare Hawaii are get people moving so they can ex- limited to 10 people per session; also kicking off our Biki Social perience the different parks.” • Tired & Groggy sign up in advance. Bicycle hel- Rides Sept. 1. If you’re 50 or older mets will be provided if you don’t ••• • Weight Gain and want to make new friends and have your own. Note that you Barbara Kim Stanton is the state di- learn to use the Biki bikeshare sys- • Snoring need a helmet when making a res- rector for AARP Hawai‘i, an organi- tem, join us at 9 and 10 a.m. at the ervation. There will be more Biki zation dedicated to empowering Biki station at the Atkinson Boule- Social Rides through early Novem- people to choose how they live as vard entrance to Ala Moana Park. ber. The rides are also supported they age.

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