Kapaʻa Transfer Station
A free city transfer station in Kailua for everything the convenience centers take, plus rock, concrete and drywall.
Kapaʻa Transfer Station, at 100 Kapaʻa Quarry Road in Kailua, is the city’s Windward Oʻahu drop-off site, often called the Kapaa quarry dump. It takes everything the convenience centers do, free for residents, plus dirt, rock, concrete and tile (five 5-gallon buckets a day) and drywall (4 sheets a day). Its hours are Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Businesses need a city disposal account.
- Type
- Transfer station
- State
- Hawaii
- City
- Honolulu
- Address
- 100 Kapaʻa Quarry Road, Kailua, HI
- Hours
- Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day
- Who can use it
- Residents, free. Cars, SUVs, pickups and minivans only; trailers need approval from disposal@honolulu.gov. Two loads a day across all city drop-off sites; cut material to under 6 feet and 60 pounds. Businesses need a city disposal account.
- Fees
- Free for residents
- Takes
- Household rubbish; bulky items; large appliances (two a month); green waste; passenger and light-truck tires (four a month); household propane, butane, MAPP and helium tanks and home fire extinguishers; loose lithium-ion, NiMH and NiCad batteries, terminals taped, in a clear plastic bag; car batteries; e-waste such as computers, laptops, tablets, TVs, printers, cords, routers, speakers and game consoles; dirt, rock, concrete and tile, up to five 5-gallon buckets a day; drywall, up to 4 sheets a day
- Does not take
- Food scraps; phones and GPS units in the e-waste bin
- Run by
- City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services (ENV)
- Phone
- (808) 768-4248
- Official website
- honolulu.gov
- Primary source
- honolulu.gov
- Last verified
Questions
What are the Kapaʻa Transfer Station hours?
Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. It closes on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Is the Kapaa quarry dump the same as Kapaʻa Transfer Station?
Yes. The site on Kapaʻa Quarry Road in Kailua is the city’s Kapaʻa Transfer Station, not a landfill. On Oʻahu, residents take only dirt, rock, concrete and similar loads to the Waimānalo Gulch landfill in Kapolei.
Who can use Kapaʻa Transfer Station?
Residents, free, with up to two loads a day across all city sites; businesses need a city disposal account. Trailers need approval from disposal@honolulu.gov.
Can I drop off concrete or drywall at Kapaʻa Transfer Station?
Yes, in small amounts: up to five 5-gallon buckets of dirt, rock, concrete and tile and up to 4 sheets of drywall a day.
Sources
Sources and corrections
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