HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication No. 2026-08 News Release_ Changes to Service Announced for Ocean View, Waiʻōhinu and Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer StationsCOUNTY OF HAWAIʻIMAYOR C. KIMO ALAMEDA, PH.D.
Changes to Service Announced for Ocean View,
Waiʻōhinu and Kealakehe Recycling and Transfer
Stations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2026
The County of Hawaiʻi is announcing changes in available services and operating hours for
several Recycling and Transfer Stations.
Kealakehe RTS Change in Service (Effective Friday, May 15):
Green waste collection is now available on Fridays (full schedule: Wednesdays,
Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays).
Commercial mulch pick-up is now limited to one load per day (haulers are
encouraged to go to the West Hawaiʻi Organics Facility at 71-1111 Queen
Ka‘ahumanu Highway for additional loads).
Ocean View RTS Schedule (Effective Monday, June 1):
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday: Closed (removed day of service)
Sunday: Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (scrap metal and appliance collection is now available
on Sundays)
Waiʻōhinu RTS Schedule (Effective Monday, June 1):
Monday: Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (added new day of service)
Thursday: Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Open 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday: Closed
For more information on rules and recycling visit: http://www.hawaiizerowaste.org.
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Media Contact:
Tom Callis
Public Information Officer
Office of the Mayor, County of Hawaiʻi
Desk Phone: 808-961-8316
Mobile Phone: 808-767-2471
Email: tom.callis@hawaiicounty.gov
Communication No. 2026-08