Kapaa Transfer Station

TEN O’CLOCK TO SIX O’CLOCK. Avoid RUSH HOUR !!!
I am going here tomorrow. The important thing is the hours.
The employees of company do not contribute to RUSH HOUR.
Honolulu and Oahu are great for driving except during Rush Hour.
If more business and offices and government building stagger
their business hours, we would not be on the hook for billions
of dollars for rail!

I’m a mature d-​i-​v-​o-​r-​c-​e-​e and I think going alone with my little Ford Ranger loaded to the gills with branches and green debris one day and left overs from my remodel the next is a great way to get buff, strong and lean (and mean?) AND meet really cute guys. The attendants are all smiles and gee… they are cute too! They are even open 0700 on weekends and Sunday! Hey! As they direct me to whichever pile my piles go to and I rumble away, the odiferous air up my nostrils and the foul wind in my hair makes me feel ALIVE. I just love the butt cracks bendin over in the truck next to mine as we race each other to empty our junk… maybe get coffee later? (sweet okole!) And the «Hey, you OK?» as I heft my load into the air, gettin ’ out ALL my frustrations, grunting as I heave an especially heavy branch airborne off the truckbed. «Aw…you need some help?» says another guy with his opu hanging ovah his jeans and a toothless grin. So CUTE!!! Another guy spotted an old copper piece of pipe my bro left inadvertently in the bed and he traded me for it for a coooool old glass hanging lamp someone trashed. Now, THAT’s the gud’ol U S of A!
EEEHAW!

Purging is good for your mind, body, and soul. Many of our lives are weighted down by unnecessary things that we can live without. When purging your belongings, you should always try to donate whenever possible. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. But there are some things that just can’t be reused, and that’s where Kapaa Transfer Station becomes the savior in your life.
Located on Kapaa Quarry Road, it’s the most convenient location for Kaneohe and Kailua residents. If you are heading here for the first time from Pali Highway, you may miss the entrance since it sneaks up on you on your left out of nowhere. Once you do find the entrance, hang a right and stay to the right and follow the signs. Stop when you see the first security guard and tell him what you’re dumping. Then proceed to the top of the hill where another employee awaits. Let him know what you have and he’ll direct you to the appropriate section.
Per the
website, sort your trash accordingly:
Acceptable Refuse for «Combustible» bin:
Paper, cardboard, cloth, plastic
Plastic bags of trash (unless filled with noncombustible refuse)
Wood (2″ x 4″ size or smaller; maximum 4′ length)
Roofing material (wood shingles and asphalt paper)
Acceptable Refuse for «Noncombustible» bin:
Metal, glass
Mattresses, furniture, electronic appliances
Rugs, carpeting
Tires (limit 4 per load)
Lumber (maximum 4′ lengths)
Drywall, plywood panels
Roofing materials (tile)
Acceptable Material for the «Green Waste» bin:
Grass, leaves, branches (cut branches to four feet or less)
Hedge and tree trimmings
Stumps, logs (9-​inch diameter maximum)
Banana cuttings, coconuts, palm fronds
Untreated lumber, untreated pallets
Separate Storage Areas are provided at each site for the following recyclable materials:
Freon appliances — refrigerators, air conditioners
Non-​freon appliances — washers, dryers, heaters, stoves
Tires
Auto batteries
Propane tanks
There is a long list of prohibited items, so if you have something that’s not listed above, check
to see if it’s on the list of prohibited items.
This is a FREE service but they do impose limits on certain items (for example, you are limited to dumping 4 tires per month). Don’t ask me if they’re actually tracking this, but please be respective of their rules.
Happy purging!

As the lone big dawg in a small pake family I’ve been coming here for years to dump all my family’s larger items that the one armed bandit won’t take.
The staff is great, always friendly and helpful and their new burnt orange shirts make them look pretty snazzy as they rock their Darrell Royal chic. The main regular (non-​appliance/​metal) area is elevated by a good 15 feet or so – so a fun thing to do is see how far you can chuck your trash items or see how hard you can slam them to the ground. Today I bombed a whole old wooden dresser off the top and it was just really satisfying and fun to see it explode below. A good stress reliever for sure.
There used to be a semi-​domesticated (like most my girlfriends) black pig here that I haven’t seen for awhile. I really hope he didn’t get Cecil the lioned, but given the popularity of Boar Huntah shirts at the swap meet… I know it’s a real possibility. That being said the beginning of Bambi taught many of us that this is the way of life.
Tip: try to segregate out your items because there are different drop zones for different kine opala. I like to put my green waste down first since it’s the last stop on your way out and you can let your other items weigh the branches and leaves down.

I never thought I would leave a review for a dump. But I gotta say this place makes cleaning up big projects a breeze. It’s open everyday except a handful of holidays. They make it easy to find where you should dump certain items. You can even dispose of batteries here. Big alliances to basic trash. Get rid of all that crap! And it’s free!!!

I haven’t been to the Kapaa Transfer Station in over 10 years. I needed to drop off some used propane bottles and had a few other things with me for general disposal (some spray paint, a place of glass, the carboard box that the propane bottles were in).
Signage isn’t great… In fact I drove right by, but it was easy enough to turn around and go back on Kapaa Quarry Road. Once you get into the facility, there are manned checkpoints where you tell the attendant what you have to dispose of, and they tell you where to go. Disposing of the propane bottles was an easy drive up a little hill to drop them in an outdoor «bunker» that looked like a rubbish bin turned on its side.
Next was the general rubbish drop. That’s the one where you have to back your car into the partially enclosed area and toss your opala (rubbish) over the railing. It was super easy – tell the guys what you have, park where they say, dump & go. Only thing is, it was SO STINK! It’s a dump, but still… I guess the lack of trade winds didn’t help.
Aside from having to air out my car all the way home, that was super easy!

Kapaa dump is so convenient to us residents on the windward side. No matter what kind of trash you come in with from greenery to house appliances they have an area for you to drop it off.

Speed Dating at the Dump? Skip to the bottom. You don’t have to read the whole review. This is a great idea, I think.
This place is a dump! It smells! I’ve never seen one, but, I bet there are rats everywhere. It is so dirty and dusty that you better take all your clothes off before you go back into your house and take a hot shower when you get home. Who cares what the neighbors think if they happen to spot you. You better use lots of soap too. Don’t ever wear those shoes back into the house.
History: This dump is in Kailua just off of Kapaa Quarry Road. Decades ago Kapaa Quarry Road was the eyesore of Oahu. Had a car that was broken down? Park it out on Kapaa Quarry Road… and walk away from it. Old washer? dryer? stained worn out mattresses? You guessed it, take it to Kapaa Quarry Road. There was no «transfer station» there at that time. It was shocking and shameful that entire length of Kapaa Quarry Road was the unofficial dump.
Current Status: Kapaa Transfer Station is part of an island wide refuse system. This huge concrete pit was engineered to sort out trash and discarded items and facilitate recycling and/​or burying of trash. This is not a land fill. Some trash is taken to be burned at the H 1 power plant. Some is taken to the land fill. Metal items are recycled.
Win Win !!: Not only can you clean out your house and get rid of your junk, It really feels great to do it. You know like when you get your hair cut or get your car washed. You walk around feeling like a million bucks. When you get home and you see that all that crap is gone, Yeah, it’s a great feeling.
Read and Sort: Look at the website. Plan you trip by sorting through things first. Check and see what is not allowed. Don’t waste your time trying to bring in something that is not allowed. Check the «open to the public» hours.
Service: This is self service. The guys there are to screen your items and tell you where to dump them. But, today I did see a young employee run over to a pickup truck full of old shingles. He offered the men some shovels to speed up unloading. That was unexpected but nice.
Speed Dating: Let’s say you met a special someone and you want to take the relationship to the next level. Plan a trip to the dump. The «dump» experience is sort of a test of that special someone’s ability to deal with a noxious unpleasant situation. Their reaction and ability (or inability) to cope will tell you a lot about that person. Something to consider, plus, undressing outside together afterwards could be fun.
Four stars because I have still have that «after the trip to the dump» glow. Deduction because the info on the website is not up to date.

I dont know about ‘Kapaa Transfer Station’, its always been The Dump.
On the way in you’ll usually see used furniture that somehow didnt quite make it all the way to The Dump. Somehow they ‘jumped’ off truck and are seen languishing on the side of the road.
As you enter, a guy on a chair will ask you what you got. Drive on in and another guy will direct you to the different areas. There’s the cement gulch, chock filled with unloved and broken furniture, drywall, mystery bags, and the biggest ‘prize’ crane youve ever seen. Another area is for compost. Then there’s the Refrigerator Forest and Ovenland. I’ve heard people say they’ve dumped working fridges or dishwashers because they didnt want to deal with reselling it or just needed to get rid of it.
Signs state ‘no scavenging’ but I guess if you know a guy who knows a guy, apparently you can hunt for parts or stuff.
Bottom line, if you absolutely cannot wait for bulky item pickup and have access to a pickup truck, this is the place you take things to die. Preferably furniture or appliances, please.

I’m going through some major olympic withdrawals.
Good thing I went to the dump with my wife this weekend. We had our own mini decathalon.
Hammer throw… we had a plastic grocery bag full o junk. Swirl swirl swirl… wooosh!
Shot put… medium sized trash bag balanced on neck and shoulder… wooomph!
Discus…collapsed beer box… spin spin spin… flap! flap! flap!
Javelin…remember that mailbox that died in my City Mill review? Still has post attached. This was a two person event. Wife and took a running start… whiiish. KABAM!
The other team was lame. Have you ever seen a contractor, the kind with the jeans and butt crack, throw a limp wristed tile with his back heel up like Cinderella?
We brought home the GOLD, baby!
Just trying to get that opala smell out of our SUV.