By Travis Furumoto

This upcoming Monday, March 31, Pearl City motorists and students will learn the importance of traffic safety and that “IT’S NOT ALL RIGHT TO RUN THE RED LIGHT.” This traffic safety awareness campaign is presented by MyPearlCity.com and the Pearl City Shopping Center Merchants Association.

From 7:15am to 8:00am, students, staff, and community leaders will wave traffic safety awareness signs from sidewalks along Pearl City District Complex Schools. The goal of the safety campaign is to educate and engage students in the dangers of running red lights and ensuring that the youth grow up understanding how important it is to obey traffic laws.

“A few years ago a woman in a marked crosswalk in Pearl City died after being struck by a vehicle. Each year we think of the pain that family went through with their loss. People in vehicles seem to race up the road faster today, in a hurry to their destination. We want to end that before a student is injured. We have a dedicated team backing up this program.”

- Barry Villamil, Campaign and community organizer

The campaign signs will be provided by G P Roadway Solutions' sign shop, and a few of us will participate in sign waving. The full list of supporters include:

Community Traffic Awareness Program (Honolulu Police Department)

Councilman Breene Harimoto

G P Roadway Solutions

Hawaiian Electric Company

Highlands Intermediate School

Kiewit

MyPearlCity.com

Obun Hawaii

Pearl City Community Association

Pearl City District Complex of Elementary Schools

Pearl City High School

Pearl City Shopping Center Merchants Association

State Representative Gregg Takayama

Upspring Media

Zippy’s

For more information, and to view the original press release, click here.

Travis is the Marketing Coordinator for G P Roadway Solutions and its divisions G P Maintenance Solutions, Peterson Sign Company, and Unistrut Hawaii. Connect with Travis on LinkedIn.