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Duke’s Beach House honored for volunteerism

Volunteers from Duke’s Beach House Maui gather to begin an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup. The Kaanapali restaurant recently received the No Ka Oi Highway Hui Award from the state Department of Transportation Highways Division-Maui District. Photo courtesy of Duke’s Beach House Maui

Duke’s Beach House Maui recently received the No Ka Oi Highway Hui Award from the state Department of Transportation Highways Division-Maui District in recognition of its participation in the Adopt-A-Highway program.

According to DOT Program Manager Ty Fukuroku, Duke’s Beach House has consistently conducted a cleanup every quarter since the restaurant committed to the program. He said the group has removed an average of 20 bags of trash each time from their designated two-mile section along Honoapiilani Highway and reported their cleanup data without fail.

“We appreciate Duke’s Beach House and their employees for their diligent commitment to Adopt-A-Highway and Maui’s environment,” Fukuroku said. “It’s organizations and volunteers like them that are the backbone of this anti-pollution program.”

Adopt-A-Highway is a public service program that works with volunteers to remove trash from along state highways and help prevent litter and other pollutants from blowing or flowing into the ocean and other bodies of water. Volunteer groups commit to adopting a two-mile segment of a state highway for a minimum of two years, pick up litter on their section of the highway at least four times a year and undergo safety training before each cleanup event.

For more information about the Adopt-A-Highway program on Maui, visit www.stormwatermaui.com.

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