Stop paying rent on stuff you don't need. We clear out storage units across Oahu so you can close the account for good.
It started with just a few things. A couch that did not fit the new apartment. Some boxes from a move. A few items from a parent's house that you were not ready to deal with. Then the unit kept filling — and the monthly bill kept coming.
At some point, the cost of keeping the unit outweighs the value of what is inside. Storage unit costs on Oahu are among the highest in the country. A standard 10x10 unit in Waipahu, Pearl City, Aiea, or Kapolei typically runs $150 to $300 or more per month. Three years of payments at $200/month is $7,200 — money spent on things that are sitting in the dark collecting humidity damage.
Opala Kuleana clears storage units across Oahu. You point out what goes, we load it, and you walk away with one less monthly bill.
Non-climate-controlled storage units in Hawaii are hard on contents. The islands sit at high relative humidity year-round, and a unit that is not temperature and humidity regulated will accelerate damage to almost anything stored inside. Wood furniture swells, warps, and develops mold. Metal rusts. Cardboard boxes break down. Fabric — clothing, upholstery, mattresses — absorbs moisture and grows mold that is often not visible until you open a box.
Popular storage facilities in areas like Waipahu, Pearl City, Aiea, and Kapolei are convenient and often cheaper than Honolulu-area options, which is why many families rent units there. But the further out you go, the less likely those units are to be climate-controlled — and the more likely items are to be damaged by the time you return.
Many customers who call us for a storage unit cleanout discover that most of what they stored is no longer worth keeping. The cost of the monthly rent exceeded the replacement value of what was inside years ago. The cleanout becomes overdue — not optional.
The process is straightforward:
You do not need to pre-sort anything, move items to the door, or break down boxes in advance. You show up, we walk through, we clear it out.
A couple in Waipahu had been paying $200 a month for a 10x10 unit for three years — over $7,000 in total storage costs. When they finally opened it, most items had water damage from Hawaii's humidity. A couch had visible mold. Cardboard boxes had broken down and soaked through. Clothing packed in bags had mildew throughout.
Nothing in the unit was in sellable condition. We cleared the entire unit in under two hours. The couple closed the account that week, ending a payment they had been making long past the point it made financial sense.
Jobs like this come from storage facilities in Pearl City, Aiea, and Kapolei as well — same situation, different zip code. Long-term units where the math stopped working and the contents stopped being worth keeping.
Before you pay another month on a storage unit, calculate what you have already spent. If you have had a 10x10 unit at $180/month for two years, that is $4,320. If most of what is in the unit is furniture you replaced, boxes from a move three years ago, and items you have not thought about since moving them in — the cleanout cost is almost certainly less than one more year of payments.
The break-even calculation is simple: add up what you have spent on the unit, estimate what you would spend over the next 12 months, and compare that to the cost of clearing it now. For most customers, the cleanout pays for itself in one to three months of avoided storage fees.
A 5x5 unit with light items costs less to clear than a 10x20 packed floor to ceiling with heavy furniture and boxes. Whatever your unit looks like, we give you a firm price before any work begins.
If your unit has mostly sellable items in good condition — furniture that was well-stored in a climate-controlled unit, tools in working order, boxes of items you know have resale value — consider hosting a storage unit sale or listing items on Facebook Marketplace first. Buyers will come to you, and you may recover a portion of what the storage cost over time.
We remove junk — we do not sell items for you. If your unit has significant sellable content, selling first and then calling us to clear what remains is a smarter order of operations.
If you are unsure whether what you have is worth selling or just hauling away, call us before your next payment. We can give you an honest read on what makes sense.
Storage unit cleanout pricing depends on unit size and contents. Volume and weight both matter — a 10x10 unit full of light boxes is a different job than a 10x20 packed floor to ceiling with heavy furniture, appliances, and filing cabinets.
Typical ranges:
We give you a firm written price after the walk-through. No hourly rates, no per-item charges, no fees added after loading. You know the number before we start.
For full property cleanouts where the storage unit is part of a larger job, see our estate cleanout page.
Three years of accumulated household items with significant humidity and mold damage. Furniture, boxes, and bags cleared in under two hours. Customer closed the account the same day.
Unit rented during a family move that was never fully unpacked. Floor-to-ceiling boxes, a sectional sofa, several appliances, and miscellaneous garage items. Full truck load, cleared in one visit.
Light load — boxes, bags, and small furniture pieces. Customer kept two items; we hauled the rest. Quick job, unit returned to facility same afternoon.
Tell us the facility location, the unit size, and roughly what is inside. We will get back to you quickly with availability and a path to an on-site estimate.
See everything we haul on the services page.
Other junk removal services we offer across Oahu.