UPDATES

  • We're Open!
    As an essential service, Mr. K's is continuing to offers services at the usual hours.
    In observance of orders by Gov. Ige and Mayor Kim, we ask that all customers wear masks and help us keep social distancing. Mahalo!

  • E-waste Recycling On Hold
    Electronic device recycling has been suspended until further notice, as per County of Hawai'i request, effective April 7th. Mahalo for your understanding.
  • HI-5's: Clean. Sorted. No Caps.
    Help keep recycling safe and efficient by cleaning your bottles and cans, sorting them into the appropriate categories, and removing caps. Learn more about HI-5 Guidelines.

    Especially in these times, Mr. K's is working to ensure the safety of customers and staff. From Sunday, April 19th, customers whose recyclables don't meet these guidelines may be asked to sort and remove caps in a designated area.

Family-Owned Business Serving the Big Island
since 2009

     Mr. K's Recycling and Redemption Center started with Thomas T. Kadota, who had grown up during the Depression Era and appreciated making the most of every resource. He repurposed the 20-lb paper rice bags to protect bottles at the liquor store, and recycled glass bottles for a penny a pound in the '70's and '80's. A county recycling worker encouraged his son, Roy Kadota, to open a HI-5 redemption center, since Mr. Kadota already had bottles and cans from the two Kadota Family businesses, Kadota Liquors and K's Drive In.
     Roy Kadota got to know Oregon's comprehensive approach to recycling when he lived there as a student. When he returned to Hawai'i, he was awarded government grants to purchase a flatbed truck and recycling vending machines, and in 2009, Mr. K's Recycle and Redemption Center officially opened at 815 Kinoole Street.
     The heart of Mr. K's is still Kodomo no Tame ni, for the sake of the children, and Malama da 'Aina, protect our land.
     Mr. K's is associated with the Better Business Bureau and is a charter member of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI).

Location & Hours

Contact Info
  • 815 Kinoole St., Hilo, HI 96720
  • 808-969-1222
  • rhk3253@gmail.com

Hours
  • Sunday - Saturday
  • 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Closed on the Following Holidays
  • New Year's Day
  • President's Day
  • Easter
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Eve

Saturdays
Scrap Material Drop Off
  • 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.