ARC OF HILO'S EST. 2026 · HILO, HI

Every shred builds a life.

Certified document destruction on the Big Island — and a paid shift for an adult with a disability. One service. Two missions.

HIPAA compliant FINRA compliant Locked chain of custody · documented destruction
DocuShred mascot — a cartoon shark holding shredded paper

We destroy paper to build people.

Shredded with aloha
One service · Two missions

Your paper gets shredded.
A life gets built.

COLUMN A

The business.

  • Certified, cross-cut destruction — unrecoverable.
  • HIPAA- and FINRA-compliant destruction.
  • Locked chain of custody from pickup to pulp.
  • Weighed on site. Every pound accounted for.
  • Certificate of Destruction available on request.
COLUMN B

The mission.

  • Every pound funds paid work — real wages, not stipends.
  • Jobs for adults with disabilities on the Big Island.
  • Skills, structure, and schedules that transfer anywhere.
  • Named workers on every shipment — radical transparency.
  • Not a charity. A business. A good business.

THE UNLOCK We're not a shredder that hires people with disabilities. We're a training program that runs a real shredding business.

WHAT WE OFFER

Three ways to shred.

Pickup, drop-off, or subscription. Every route ends the same way — cross-cut, unrecoverable, with a locked chain of custody from your door to the recycler.

01 Medical, legal, accounting offices

Scheduled pickup

We come to you. Bring out your boxes or containers — we take them, weigh on site, and shred at our facility. Certificate available on request.

$1.25 / lb per-pound · recurring or one-time
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02 Residents, home offices, small jobs

Walk-in drop-off

Bring your box. Watch it weigh. Watch it shred. Receipt in hand before you leave.

$0.99 / lb no appointment needed · 10 lb minimum
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03 Steady paper flow, predictable budget

Monthly bin

A 30-gallon secure locked bin with a drop slot — lives in your office, we pick up monthly. Flat rate, includes bin and pickup.

$75 / month bin + pickup included · cancel anytime
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THE WORKFLOW

How every shred happens.

Four steps. Named workers at each one. The same process for a medical office as for a single shoebox at the drop-off counter.

  1. 01 LEAD IN

    Request a pickup

    Call, email, or fill our form. We'll quote you in 24 hours and set a schedule that fits your office.

  2. 02 CHAIN OF CUSTODY

    We arrive at your door

    Our trainees arrive in uniform. We collect your boxes or containers and seal them for transport.

  3. 03 DESTRUCTION

    We weigh, then shred

    Every shipment is weighed on a certified scale and cross-cut on industrial equipment — unrecoverable.

  4. 04 RECYCLED

    Pulped & recycled

    Shredded material is baled and sent to local recyclers — your paper gets pulped on-island, never trucked off-shore.

STATUS REPORT

We just opened.
Here's everything, honestly.

Most shredding companies tell you how many million pounds they've shredded. We're brand new, so we can't — and we won't fake it. Here's where we actually stand. These numbers update every month.

DAY 01 since we opened our doors
BUSINESSES 05 trusting us with their paper
COMPLIANCE 100% certified on every shipment
AHEAD countless shifts to build

Truth in advertising. You should know: we're new. Our worker training is real, our certifications are real, our compliance is real — but our customer list is small and our shredded-weight total is humble. Be our sixth customer and help us prove the model. Get a quote →

THE HANDS THAT HANDLE YOUR PAPER

Meet the shredders.

Every shipment we handle is part of a documented chain of custody, with a named team member tied to it. Radical transparency isn't a marketing line — it's how we operate. We'll add real portraits here as our team grows.

TRAINEE · 01

Your team

Photos coming soon

Real faces. Real names. Real shifts behind every shred.

TRAINEE · 02

Every worker

Part of your chain of custody

"Your Q3 files were handled by Marcus."

TRAINEE · 03

Trained, proud

Arc of Hilo trainees

Shredding is skilled work. We take pride in it.

WHO WE SERVE

Every office
with paper problems.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Every shred
builds a life.

Starting with yours. Hire us, drop off a box, or just say hello. Your paper is waiting.

Shredded with aloha HIPAA · FINRA · Locked chain of custody, every time