Kama Hele Plumbing & Gas

Mar 2024

I had my kitchen sink line and shower drain replaced. The owner Harry was easy to communicate with and his crew came out and did a great job at a very reasonable price. I would recommend you give Kama Hele plumbing a call for your next plumbing job!

Mar 2024

Phone call to company was answered promptly and was able to give a quick estimate right then. Was able to refine the quote with followup pics. Then was able to get on their schedule in less than a week (and was only hampered by me needing to adhere to HOA reporting requirements, they could have fit us in sooner). Full work crew was able to work hard and diligently to do our long list of plumbing repairs. Highly would recommend for others needing honest and affordable plumbing work done. Will definitely use them again in the future.

Jul 2023

1st of all, if I could give Kama Hele 100+ stars, I would! It all started with a sewage blockage in my very old galvanized cast iron pipes... I called a number of large and very well-known companies who were all promoting and extolling the benefits of the epoxy pipe relining system (trenchless technology) as the best way to go i.e. 535 Plumbing, Pipe Master, Pueo Plumbing, Steve's Plumbing, etc. They all made the epoxy pipe relining system (trenchless technology) sound like God's gift to mankind but they are not open and transparent in telling you the "negatives", the "downside". For example, one of their workers (535 Plumbing) confidentially told me that for her own home, she was planning to do it the old fashioned way (excavation and PVC pipe replacement) and when I asked her why she wasn't doing the NuFlow system, she stated that she didn't really believe in the NuFlow system which her company was promoting. In addition, two plumbers from 535 Plumbing confided that they would never do the NuFlow system in their own homes because a snake cutter would literally destroy the epoxy pipe relining system (trenchless technology). Concerned, I asked Mike (Pueo Plumbing manager) if it was true that a snake cutter would destroy the epoxy pipe relining system (Brawoliner / Picote), that they were promoting. He hemmed and hawed and finally was forced to admit "Well, a "snake cutter" might tear up the 2-part epoxy but a hydrojet will not damage the epoxy pipe relining system." And how much would hydrojetting cost? His answer as well as the answers I got from all of the above companies was shocking... In other words, they charge an exorbitant fee to install the epoxy pipe relining system in the first place and then these plumbing companies have ensnared you on the backend because your only alternative in the event there is a future sewage clog in the epoxy pipe relining system is to have them use a hydrojet to remove the sewage blockage which would have you shelling out hundreds of $$$ more than a snake cutter for galvanized or PVC...One company quoted a whopping $3000! Are you kidding me?!!! In any event, I decided to do it the old-fashioned way, excavation and PVC pipe replacement... After a lot of research and getting price gouging bids ranging from $15,000 - $16,000 from 535 Plumbing, Pipe Master, Pueo Plumbing, Steve's Plumbing, etc., I finally found an HONEST plumber of integrity, Kama Hele Plumbing who gave me a very fair bid of a fraction of what the other companies wanted to charge... John Arapari, owner of Kama Hele gave me an incredible quote and he was so honest, open and transparent not only in his verbal commitment but when I actually received his written bid, he detailed everything in minute detail as far as exactly what materials he was going to use and the step-by-step process of exactly what his team would be doing which made me feel very confident that at last, I had found a trust-worthy company. The other bids that I received were so ambiguous and sketchy that I really felt they were deliberately trying to be vague to cover their "you know what" which didn't give me feeling of confidence that I was dealing with a trust-worthy company... Caveat emptor, companies with a large staff and payroll are going to charge considerably more because they have to meet payroll every month...Also, you are just a "number" to them and there is not the same personal touch as when dealing with a smaller company like Kama Hele... And of paramount importance, a smaller company like Kama Hele charges reasonable prices not rip-off prices like the above companies who again, have to meet payroll for their large staff... Kama Hele did such a superlative job that I decided to pay them an extra bonus of $1000 and treat all of their 6 plumbers to dinner at Gen Yakiniku BBQ...Now, that's a testimonial for how much I love Kama Hele, John Apari (owner), Harry Patinio (such a joy to work with) and all of their stellar plumbers... Thank you Kama Hele! Yo