Hawi (Kaauhuhu) Recycling and Transfer Station
55-3595 Ka'auhuhu Road
The Hawi station on Ka'auhuhu Road serves North Kohala with daily rubbish drop-off and recycling bins for cardboard, brown paper bags, and non-HI-5 glass. It runs scrap metal service Monday through Saturday and redeems HI-5 beverage containers on Saturdays and Sundays.
Listed hours: Rubbish drop-off daily 6:00 am-6:00 pm. Cardboard, brown paper bags, and glass daily 8:00 am-4:00 pm. Scrap metal Monday to Saturday 8:00 am-4:00 pm. HI-5 redemption Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am-3:30 pm.
Accepts: HI-5 beverage containers, Corrugated cardboard, Brown paper bags, Non-HI-5 glass containers, Scrap metal, Household appliances
Services: Household rubbish drop-off · HI-5 container redemption · Cardboard and glass recycling · Scrap metal recycling
Can businesses or farms drop off waste at Hawi?
No. Only household-generated self-haul rubbish is allowed; commercial, government agency, and farm waste is not.
What HI-5 containers qualify?
Containers up to 68 fluid ounces marked HI-5, empty, with caps removed and the label visible.