By Staff Reports
(Honolulu)– The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) will conduct emergency storm debris pickup operations this week in flood-impacted areas of Haleʻiwa and Waialua following another recent Kona Low storm.
City crews were deployed to the North Shore beginning Monday, March 23, 2026, to conduct debris pickup operations in impacted areas.
This emergency pickup service is limited to areas that experienced impacts from flooding and severe weather. Residents in these areas are asked to place storm-related debris at the curb or roadside for collection.
To ensure efficient removal and proper disposal, all debris materials set aside for pickup must be separated into separate piles for the following categories:
- Green Waste: Tree branches, logs and other vegetation. Green waste items must be cut to eight-foot lengths for smaller pieces, or two-foot lengths for logs and branches greater than nine inches in diameter.
- Appliances and White Goods: Appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, air conditioners and water heaters.
- Mud and Rocks: Must be placed in a separate pile.
- General Cleanup Debris: Any mixed storm-related waste not included in the list above should be placed in a separate pile.
Residents should not place regular rubbish, including food waste, in piles on the curb, as it can attract dangerous bacteria and vectors like flies, rodents, and cockroaches. This material should be held for regular trash collection.
Additional Pickup Guidelines for Residents:
- Place your debris in accessible locations along the street.
- Do not block roadways, sidewalks or drainage systems.
- Keep debris separated into distinct piles to avoid delays, since crews will be picking up one variety of debris at a time.
- Organic waste, including spoiled food, must be placed in the gray refuse cart and not on the street.
- Hazardous materials should not be put out for collection.
Regular refuse collection will continue as scheduled, and residents should continue to use their carts for household trash.
Residents may also transport storm debris to City anc County of Honolulu convenience centers (nearest location in Wahiawā) and the Kawailoa Transfer Station in Haleʻiwa, both of which are open seven days per week, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Green waste should be taken to the Kawailoa Transfer Station, as the Wahiawā Convenience Center does not accept green waste.
The City appreciates the public’s cooperation as crews work to safely and efficiently remove storm debris from impacted communities.
Convenience Centers will accept one truck per household:
- Household trash & food waste (bagged)
- Green waste (branches, leaves, storm vegetation)
- Bulky items (furniture, mattresses, appliances)
Transfer Stations will accept:
- Residential: Household trash & food waste (bagged)
- Green waste (branches, leaves, storm vegetation)
- Bulky items (furniture, mattresses, appliances)
- Commercial loads with disposal account
H-POWER will accept commercial accounts with:
- Mixed municipal solid waste (household trash) only.
- No bulky items, metal, dirt, green waste or construction debris.
Waimanalo Gulch will accept:
No commercial or trailer vehicles.
Residential hauled construction debris (concrete, dirt, rock).