Off the News: A month for pedestrian safety

It’s Pedestrian Safety Month, when the motto is: Pedestrians must be seen to be safe.

All month long, there will be Walk Wise Hawaii events (check 808ne.ws/walkwise for the calendar). Free pedestrian clip-on lights and reflective bands will be given out to make walkers more visible to drivers.

For safety’s sake, though, pedestrians have to keep an eye out for drivers, too. A lot of them will be practicing that on Tuesday near the Kalihi police station during one of the “Be Seen at Night” sign-waving campaigns.

Student athletes stay positive

The public-school postponement of fall sports is to allow time for all involved to get required COVID-19 vaccinations. Many are busily fighting the policy with an online petition and talk of legal action — but let’s put some focus on the fine examples set by some student-athletes.

In a Friday article, Kahuku High linebacker Liona Lefau and Roosevelt High linebacker Kaeo Akana said they’re choosing to keep the bar high and see the delay as an opportunity to train more. Said Lefau: “My message to my teammates is to stay positive and use this time to work on themselves in the weight room and also on the field. Don’t lose hope!”

And Lefau, for one, is vaccinated — setting another fine example.