A1 Automotive Center is Hilo’s collision and auto body shop: collision repair, auto body and paint, bumper and rust repair, and insurance claims handled from estimate to keys back. Straight work, good prices, your car back to factory. Rated 4.5 on Google.
Tap what you’re dealing with and see exactly how A1 handles it, from the estimate to your keys back. Big collision or a scuffed bumper, insurance or out of pocket, we make it simple.
Hit hard? We straighten, replace and rebuild the panels and structure, then refinish it so the car looks and drives like the wreck never happened. We work with your insurer on the claim, or quote it straight for out of pocket.
Cracked, scuffed, sagging or hanging off? Bumpers take the first hit in a Hilo parking lot. We repair or replace the cover, remount it right and blend the paint so the fix disappears into the rest of the car.
Island air and salt are hard on sheet metal. We cut back the rust to clean steel, treat and rebuild the panel, then prime and paint so it’s sealed and protected, not just covered over to come back next year.
Deep scratches, key marks, faded clear coat or a panel that needs a full respray. Our paint booth lays down a factory-match finish and we blend it into the surrounding panels so there’s no line where the new paint starts.
Been in an accident and dealing with insurance? This is what we do all day. We write the estimate, work directly with your insurer, handle the supplements when hidden damage turns up, and get your car repaired right, so you’re not stuck in the middle of it.
Not sure what you’re looking at? Bring it by or send a photo and we’ll tell you straight, free.
The kind of collision and body work A1 performs in Hilo: panels straightened, bumpers rebuilt, rust cut out and cars refinished in the booth to a deep, factory-match shine. Wrecked in, flawless out.






Photography shows the kind of collision and auto body work A1 Automotive Center performs. It is not a gallery of specific customer cars.
A1 handles the full job on a damaged car: assess it, straighten and rebuild the body, cut out the rust, refinish it in the booth, and deal with the insurance so you don’t have to. Every repair starts with a free, straight estimate.
A1 keeps a wrecked car simple, whether it’s an insurance claim or an out-of-pocket repair: bring it in, we look at it and quote it free, we handle the insurer, and we repair and refinish it back to factory.

Based on Kekuanaoa Street in Hilo and serving drivers across the Big Island: Keaau, Pahoa, Kurtistown, Mountain View and the Puna side, up to Hakalau, Honokaa and Waimea. In an accident somewhere out on the island? Call and we’ll sort it out.
Tell us what happened and what the car needs, collision, body and paint, bumper, rust or an insurance claim, and we’ll get you a straight, free estimate. Call (808) 557-5813 or stop by 271 Kekuanaoa St, Hilo. Photos of the damage help.