Kekaha Landfill/Phases I & II

Kekaha Landfill Phases I & II on Kaumualii Highway is where residents, contractors and anyone with a truckload of trash bring material for final disposal. It’s a fairly large county-style landfill-two phases worth of active cells-so expect an industrial, working site rather than a tidy drop-off center. Locals use it for yard debris, construction cleanups and bigger jobs that won’t fit in curbside pickup.

Drive up to an entrance booth and a drive-over scale; tipping fees are charged by weight so most vehicles stop to be weighed on the way in and out. Trucks and pickups are common, and lines form on weekends and during seasonal cleanups. The active area looks rough-dirt drives, heavy equipment, piles of cover soil and clearly visible cells for burial. After weighing, vehicles move to the active pit or cell to unload and then return over the scale for the outbound weight.