2018-08-26 US Post Offices in Hawaii to Open One Hour Earlier on Monday -- press release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Duke Gonzales, APR Aug. 26, 2018808-423-3713 duke.gonzales@usps.gov usps.com/news Release No. HO-18-29 Hurricane Lane Impacts to Postal Operations on 8/27 Most Post Offices Opening One Hour Earlier on Monday HONOLULU –The U.S. Postal Service announced the following Hurricane Lane-related adjustments to its operations for Monday, Aug. 27: All post offices statewide except for the Pepeekeo Post Office (Big Island) will be open and providing mail delivery on Monday; mail will be picked up from blue USPS mail boxes The Pepeekeo Post Officewill be closed on Monday due to water damage All post offices except for Pepeekeo will be opening their retail lobbies one hour earlier than usual on Monday, to accommodate expected increased demand Postal Service management will make additional decisions regarding adjustments to postal operations as needed. # # # A self-supporting government enterprise, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation: 152 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations. With more than 31,000 retail locations and the most frequently visited website in the federal government, usps.com, the Postal Service has annual revenue of more than $65 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world's mail. If it were a private-sector company, the U.S. Postal Service would rank 42nd in the 2012 Fortune 500. The Postal Service has been named the Most Trusted Government Agency for seven years and the fourthMost Trusted Business in the nation by the Ponemon Institute. Follow the Postal Service on www.twitter.com/USPSand www.facebook.com/USPS