Bulk Material Delivery in Pahoa, HI
Looking for gravel and aggregate delivery in Pahoa, HI? Hawaii Rock Supply sells bulk base course, washed stone, sand and soil online, delivered by the ton.
Base course here means crushed basalt, the compacting layer under drives and pads.
This side of the island is the wettest built-up ground in the state, and the ground is often thin soil over pahoehoe and aa lava. That shapes what you order.
Materials for Pahoa Projects
Water is the first thing to plan for on a Puna job. Washed stone, French drains, drywells and downspout runs handle rain that has nowhere else to go, because many subdivisions here have no street storm drain to tie into.
Order washed, open-graded stone for that work. Clean stone lets water move through it and holds a void space instead of sealing up.
Drainage stone
Drain Rock, also called filter rock or lava rock, is the workhorse for drywells, rock pits, French drains and foundation drains. It is durable lava rock that stays open underground.
#67 Stone and #57 Stone both suit pipe bedding, drainage and drywell fill. Island yards often take these by inch size rather than by the number.
For downspout runs and trench bottoms on soft or wet ground, #4 Crushed Stone is the heavier open stone.
Bedding and surfacing
3/8" Crushed Stone, which quarries here list as chips, tops a compacted base, beds pipe and finishes paths.
3/4 Blue Rock is clean crushed basalt at that size, used for drainage beds, drive surfacing and construction entrances.
3F Base Course is the crushed basalt that island yards and county public works specifications call for under flatwork, drives and shed pads.
Stone Screenings bed pavers and flagstone and fill the joints between them.
Washed Sand levels and beds under slabs, and Mason Sand handles block work and mortar.
Delivery to Pahoa and the Surrounding Area
You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck then tips the load on your site in one pile.
Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you order.
Hawaii Rock Supply delivers across Pahoa and Hawaii County, including Hilo, Mountain View, Kurtistown, Captain Cook and Holualoa.
Ground and Conditions in Pahoa
Work runs all year here. Rain is heavy in any month, and the winter fronts and Kona lows are heavier still, so the delivery date you pick matters as much as the material.
Across the Hilo, Puna and the Hamakua coast side, rainfall runs from around 60 inches a year near the coast to over 200 inches on the upper slopes. It falls on lava that either swallows water into cracks and tubes or sheds it in seconds where the rock is sealed.
That is why drywells and rock pits do the work a street storm drain does elsewhere. Plan an open stone layer for drainage, and keep fines out of it.
Soils are shallow over pahoehoe and aa through Puna, with clinker and rock close to the surface wherever the flows are young. Base course goes down as the compacting layer, then your surface material on top.
Questions About Ordering in Pahoa
Do you deliver base course to Pahoa, HI?
Yes. Hawaii Rock Supply delivers bulk base course, crushed basalt, across Pahoa and the rest of Hawaii County.
You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout. A dump truck tips the load on your site.
Delivery also covers Hilo, Mountain View, Kurtistown, Captain Cook and Holualoa.
What gravel is best for a driveway in Pahoa?
Start with base course, the crushed basalt that island yards and county public works specifications call the compacting layer. Then surface it with driveway gravel or 3/4 blue rock.
Because this ground is wet, put clean open stone like drain rock under the edges and at low spots so water has somewhere to go instead of sitting in the drive.
Order Bulk Material for Your Pahoa Job
Hawaii Rock Supply covers Pahoa and the surrounding part of Hawaii County with bulk base course, washed stone, sand and soil, delivered by the ton. Pick your material and your quantity online, then choose a delivery date at checkout.
When you are ready, place your order and we will get it to your site.