Jul 27, 2018 HIGHLY recommended. We needed help. We were lava evacuees and the place we moved to didn't have hot running water or stove. Scott came out and did an assessment. In less than a day I got a quote. I accepted the quote. We scheduled an early morning appointment, a workman came out (ON TIME I might add). And 2 hours later I had two 220v lines in the house to run an electric hot water heater and electric stove. Very neat, professional workmanship. Reliable and courteous company and management. Thank God there are still places like this that take pride in what they do. A++++++ read more

I am so disappointed with how I was treated. In early 2024, Scott signed my permit application to provide electric to the kit house I was having built. In December 2024, after waiting 9 months for permits, the house was framed. The plumber quickly did his part. Scott and I walked the house, I told him what I needed, and on January 20, 2025, sent him the plans. Initially, he said he had them; then I heard nothing more. He did not respond to texts or phone calls, I even taped a written request to contact me. I finally found him at his business, he said he would send me an estimate I then heard nothing for 3 weeks. In many texts, I asked him just to tell me if he was too busy. Today, I went to his business at 6:30 am, and asked him if wanted to do it. He told me I could "get in line" but it would be a long, long time If he had just responded to my texts, I could have found a new electrician and not have my house sit u touched since January. This is causing me to lose thousands on prolonged rent; fortunately my landlord is kind and won't evict me read more

Yamamoto Electric sent Glen and Buddy who did a great job installing solar. Having to accommodate our older single wall house, Glen carefully fitted the conduit attractively out of the way and made it look really nice. Mahalo guys! I want Yamamoto to come again to improve a few other things in our old house. Yamamoto Electric has a good reputation for a reason. read more

I needed an electrician to change a 240 volt outlet to 110 volt in a kitchen of a home built in 1949 and I needed it done fairly quickly because of the delivery of a new gas range in the early part of February 2023. Yamamoto Electric responded immediately and was able to schedule us in before the delivery of the new stove. I especially appreciate Yamamoto Electric for its service but the cost was reasonable too. If you are looking for an electrician in Hilo area, I highly recommend Yamamoto Electrical Services. I will definitely use Yamamoto Electrical Services again for any future needs. read more

Called on a Tuesday afternoon and the electrician, Garret, was at my house by 9:00 the next morning. He quickly changed out a GFI plug that had gone bad and fixed a wall mounted lamp in the hall. Great work, professional and prompt. Thank You read more

We call YES for all our electrical needs. They are quick to respond (and actually returns calls), shows up when they say they will, and their electricians are friendly and knowledgable. read more

Highly recommend Yamamoto Electrical. Garrett was very friendly and helped figure out why our light switches weren't working!

Excellent service and value, courteous technician. Got fans quickly installed for a tricky job.

HIGHLY recommended. We needed help. We were lava evacuees and the place we moved to didn't have hot running water or stove. Scott came out and did an assessment. In less than a day I got a quote. I accepted the quote. We scheduled an early morning appointment, a workman came out (ON TIME I might add). And 2 hours later I had two 220v lines in the house to run an electric hot water heater and electric stove. Very neat, professional workmanship. Reliable and courteous company and management. Thank God there are still places like this that take pride in what they do. A++++++ read more

This review is long overdue. Sorry for leaving it so late. We called Yamamoto electric to get a quote to move our dryer outside since the new house we bought had 1. No room to put the dryer inside the close they built it way too small and 2. They never out a vent inside for the dryer. Dustin came out to give us a quote pretty quickly. We also asked him to quote us for changing 3 hanging light fixtures to fans. They were reasonably priced and we decided to have them do the work. When Dustin got here in in morning he ran into an unforseen issue how to run the electric for the dryer since what he was originally going to do wasn't accessible like he thought. That was still no issue he went and got the supplies found another way to reroute to vent our dryer outside. It looks clean and nice against the house. Now for him putting up the fans. He was quick and efficient and let me tell you it makes a difference in the amount of air now that we have in the house with the extra fans. I would hands down recommend Yamamoto electric. Dustin was wonderful, quick, and efficient. We will definitely call them for anything further we need. read more

Yamamoto Electric is a great company. Thank you for doing a professional job on our home.

They showed up on time the next morning after I called and talked to whom I believe is the owner about my water heater not working properly. They rewired my box with the correct gauge wire and installed the correct breaker. I'm also impressed that they charged me what I feel was a reasonable fee for the services of 2 electricians and one was billed at half the rate of the other one leading me to discern that there was an apprentice which for this job I feel was merited. Highly recommended! read more

We used Yamamoto Electrical Services for a total rewire of our old plantation house. Dustin and his crew did an awesome job in general. They were very good keeping us informed about the progress and timeline, had great suggestions for placement of outlets, fixtures, etc., were always professional, went above and beyond in making sure all the little things were done, and finished on time. I would definitely recommend them to anyone doing a big job or small job. read more

Our doorbell was broken for many years and I needed to get it repaired. I called Yamamoto Electric this morning at 8am and they came out and repaired the problem in two hours. They are amazing!! Thanks for the lightning fast service. Your boys (Jesse and Jesse) are top notch and very courteous. I now have an electrical vendor I can depend on! Mahalo Yamamoto Electric!!! read more

Scott and his crew(s) are clean, knowledgable, punctual and very respectful. They have done several projects for us since we moved here two years ago and we are always happy with their work. read more

l am building a new home, and am so impressed with this crew and Scott ! I am single and older , they helped me so much and were so patient , esp Jesse, who made suggestions, advised on what lighting. Showed up quickly, great crew ! I highly recommend Yamamoto elec . read more

Response and servicewas very fast. Called @ 7:45 AM and job was completed by 9:30 AM. Very pleased with service.

We requested that solar panels should be installed over our carport in case there are any leaks. Scott reassured us there would be no leaks and insisted that hey must be installed over the house instead. He installed the panels. There were some obvious holes in the roof after they installed the panels that weren't there (we had a new 50 year coating over the roof before Scott's team did the work) where you could see sunlight looking up from below, so we reported that and he had his team fix it right away, but using common 5 year caulk rather than the stuff designed for our gaco roof coating, which we mentioned but he reassured us it wouldn't have any problems. About 5 years later, we started getting leaks under the panels. I called Scott and he said he's not guaranteeing our roof forever and wouldn't discuss dealing with the problem. This is exactly what I was worried about putting them over the house rather than the carport or using that cheap caulk. I found places where I could reach from the side where the caulk was coming loose and causing drips. The bad places were where his workers tried to find something to drill into by drilling a series of holes in a line until they hit wood. Then they simply caulked over each of the holes, and some are coming loose now. I want to rip up his cheap caulk and put the stuff that is specified by the gaco roof coating company for patching their roof coat, so I emailed him with an image of water pouring through a hole in the roof during a heavy rain (we cut through the ceiling to see the roof from underneath and there was a constant stream of water when it rained hard). Now we have a bucket under that. We asked if he'd take the panels off so we could replace that cheap caulk that he and his team put on. Not even asking him to do the roof work - just take his panels off and back on but he's not replying to our emails. I wish he would have done as I asked and 1. installed the panels over the carport instead of the house, 2. Measure precisely instead of drilling rows of holes (in more than one instance) 3. used the proper roof patch for this type of roof coating. 4. Having failed that, to fix the roof properly when it does leak. 5. Or at least take off the panels while we do the roof repair correctly ourselves. Otherwise his electrical work was fine. He would have had a great review. I would be even more happy if he would just move the panels over the carport like we first requested so we can patch the roof over our house. The angle, shading, distance would all be better under the carport that where he put the panels. read more

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Our outside outlet quit working about a week ago, and contacted Scott a day after Christmas. He set up the date and time to accommodate my availability, and Glenn came to check on it. Actually, Glenn came before the promised time! He was professional, and explained why the outlet was not working. I am a satisfied customer, and I will call Scott again when I need an electrician!! read more

Scott is awesome and very knowledgeable. Always willing to help and the quality of workmanship is excellent as well.

Scott Yamamoto and his staff are very professional and knowledgeable. YesElectric installed our off the grid solar power plant and it has been very reliable and productive. For the last 2 1/2 years YesElectric has been our electrical contractor of choice and we have never been disappointed. Occasionally we have had issues but Scott is prompt in servicing us and reliable in resolving the problem. Thank you! Ana and Ed read more

My daughter in Hilo had just bought a home and needed an outlet installed in the kitchen for her range. She is a single mother of two, with no knowledge of electricity. I live in Arizona and needed to find a local electrician that is reliable and trustworthy . I referred to yelp for references. I contacted Scott of "Yamamoto Electrical." I explained that my daughter had bought a house that was a foreclosure. Because I am in the mainland I have never seen the house so I was concerned of the condition the electrical system. Scott instantly understood my concern for my daughter's safety and immediately contacted her. He was there within the hour. He inspected the system, and installed the outlet. Except for minor items he gave the system a clean bill of health. He gave this father and grandfather, peace of mind. My daughter stated that "Scott,Was Awesome! and "REALLY NICE! I say Scott is honest, dependable, reliable, professional, trustworthy, and knowledgable. I highly recommend Scott for all of your electrical needs! I can assure you that Scott will be our family electrician for now on. read more

I would highly recommend Scott and his crew for all your electrical needs . Very prompt and excellent service.

these guys did a great job. fast and professional. i highly recommend yamamoto electrical.

Y.E.S. installed solar panels for us in Honolulu. They got permits done, panels installed neatly and efficiently, all for a great price. The owner, Scott Yamamoto, is very reliable and honest. HIGHLY recommended!!! read more

I found YES to be very reliable and Scott could be counted to be there when he said he would and worked on my tankless water heater until the system worked well. I was very pleased with the service. read more

We called Yamamoto Electrical this morning to help us fix 2 switches for our living room light. The person they sent to our house was by no means an electrician he didn't even know how to hook up a simple 3 way switch in our living room. Once I saw that he had no idea what he was doing I politely asked him to please button up the switches like I had them put the covers back on and that we would call somebody else to help us with this very simple problem. The guy they sent just walks outside gets in his van and drives off leaving my fiancé and I with a bunch of wires sticking out of our walls and he hooked up the wrong switch in the kitchen I cant believe he didn't even put boots on the wires or anything he just left them all sticking out of the wall so anybody that touches one could be electrocuted he was the worst electrician I've ever seen calling him an electrician is an insult to all electricians how can someone call themselves a professional and leave someones house like that DONT EVER CALL YAMAMOTO ELECTRICAL DONT CALL them they will send you this moron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and not to mention how he had to ask us for electrical tape what kind of electrician comes to your house without electrical tape read more