The Wades’ Roadwork Is Pau

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Stewart and Ceci Wade at their familiar spot. Photo from Jennifer Armstrong.

It’s hard to give up something special that you’ve protected and cared for for 20 years, but a Kailua couple decided it was time.

Through the Adopt-A-Highway program, Realtors Stewart and Cecilia Wade have “bequeathed” their assigned 2-mile stretch of Kalanianaole Highway between Castle Junction and Castle hospital to its next cleaner-upper, Pacific Dynamics Corp. and its president Harvey Gerwig, another Kailua resident.

“Over the years, we have received many thanks for our service to the community, and that is by far the best part of the cleanup,” said the Wades, who are getting older and believed it was the right time to retire from the program. “Harvey has come out for the past five years and helped us on cleanup days. As a result, we feel that they deserve it and will work hard to keep the highway clean.”

Since their first cleanup, when 20 volunteers collected 60 bags of rubbish, the Wades have had some unique finds. Besides money, for example, they found a cell phone that had fallen out of a passing car. The owner was so grateful when they called, he took them out to dinner.

To join the 100 community groups and businesses in the Adopt-A-Highway program, call Ken Teutsch at 831-6815.