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Cyclist aims to destigmatize Parkinson’s disease at Cycle to the Sun

More than 12 years after his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, Kevin Mokuahi is set to bike 36 miles and 10,000 feet up to Haleakala during the Cycle to the Sun. It's his effort to destigmatize Parkinson’s, which affects nearly one million people in the U.S.

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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi rides his bicycle near Diamond Head.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi, second from right, leads fellow cyclists, from left, Carl Brooks, Paula Bender and Josh Gallardo on a ride near Diamond Head.
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From left, cyclists Paula Bender, Kevin Mokuahi, Carl Brooks and Josh Gallardo pose for a portrait. The cyclists train with Mokuahi and will help during Mokuahi’s climb up Haleakala during the Cycle to the Sun.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi, front, leads fellow cyclists, from left, Carl Brooks, Josh Gallardo and Paula Bender, on a ride near Diamond Head.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi poses for a portrait on June 5.
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From left, cyclists Paula Bender, Kevin Mokuahi, Carl Brooks and Josh Gallardo pose for a portrait.
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From left, cyclists Paula Bender, Kevin Mokuahi, Carl Brooks and Josh Gallardo pose for a portrait.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi rides his bicycle near Diamond Head.
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From left, cyclists Josh Gallardo, Carl Brooks, Kevin Mokuahi and Paula Bender pose for a portrait on June 5.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi, second from right, leads fellow cyclists, from left, Paula Bender, Josh Gallardo and Carl Brooks on a ride near Diamond Head.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi rides his bicycle near Diamond Head.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi, left, leads fellow cyclists Josh Gallardo, right, and Paula Bender, back, on a ride near Diamond Head.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi, second from right, leads fellow cyclists, from left, Paula Bender, Josh Gallardo and Carl Brooks on a ride near Diamond Head.
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Cyclist Kevin Mokuahi rides his bicycle near Diamond Head.

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