HI HB2179

Mandates the Department of Education to establish and administer a traffic safety education program for students in grades K-12, changing the current permissive "may" to a required "shall"

Requires the traffic safety program to include electric bicycle safety instruction, covering general riding safety, rules of the road, and applicable laws

Addresses rising traffic fatalities, citing 93 statewide traffic deaths from January to early September 2025, compared to 66 during the same period the previous year

Notes approximately 5,300 registered electric bicycles in Hawaii as of March 2023, with actual numbers likely higher due to unregistered online purchases

Effective date set for July 1, 3000 (placeholder date indicating further legislative action needed)