Join the Multimodal Movement - Walking in Kauai
Jul 28, 2023
In this month’s Multimodal Monday episode on KITV’s Island Life program, we take viewers to the Garden Isle and feature walking as a mode of transportation. We talk to Lihue resident Jonathan Chun, who explains why walking has become a part of his lifestyle. Jonathan walks just over a mile to and from work every day. Not only does he get to be outdoors and exercise while walking to work, he also gets the chance to talk to his neighbors and see what’s going around in his community.
In addition, Michael Moule, chief of engineering for the County of Kauai, shares the Garden Isle’s vision for making it a walkable community and about the exciting transformative projects in the future.
This year-long Island Life Multimodal Monday series, which kicked off in January, highlights the benefits of using multimodal transportation choices, such as a bus, bicycle and rideshare, among others. Viewers see how everyday multimodal transportation users go about their day without driving a car and how making the choice isn't difficult, which helps to reduce carbon emissions and traffic.
Another significant benefit of not owning a car is saving money on gas and maintenance. In Hawaii, personal vehicles cost an average of $16,200 per household per year. Factoring in all public costs (state and county expenditures, social and economic trade-offs, and real estate value of land set aside for roadways and parking), the total comes to an estimated $40,600 per household per year.
Watch Multimodal Mondays — Walking on Kauai >> here
Island Life: Multimodal Monday series can be seen every Monday:
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Program |
Time |
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KIKU |
GMH |
Between 5a-8a |
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KIKU |
Island News |
Between 4p-5p |
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KIKU |
Island News |
Between 6p-630p |
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KIKU |
Island News |
Between 9p-10p |
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KIKU |
All day rotator |
Between 6a-10p |
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KITV |
GMH |
Between 5a-7a |
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KITV |
Island News |
Between 4p-5p |
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KITV |
Island News |
Between 6p-630p |
KIKU is on Spectrum Ch. 1009. KITV is on Spectrum Ch. 1004.
Ulupono Initiative has partnered with Blue Planet Foundation and The Sustainable Transportation Coalition of Hawaii (STCH) to develop a Transportation Choices resource page about sustainable, convenient and accessible transportation choices in Hawaii. These types of choices help Hawaii residents reduce their environmental impact, support healthier living, improve safety, and help reduce individual and collective transportation costs.