HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 204 Draft 01 2022-2024A RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO EXPAND POST OFFICE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUNA, HAWAIʻI.
WHEREAS, in the 2020 United States Census data, Hawaiʻi County saw the largest percentage population growth among the other Hawaiʻi counties, with Keaʻau to Mountain View having the
largest single-region change in the County at 20.3% growth from 2010; and
WHEREAS, as Puna is a rural district with many underdeveloped subdivisions, a number of residents are unable to receive postal delivery directly to their homes and therefore must rely
on post offices for all mail services; and
WHEREAS, Puna is prone to natural disaster, which requires postal service adjustments to attend to residents who relocated due to evacuation, including the capacity to expand a post
office’s client base when another post office is forced into closure; and
WHEREAS, the 2018 Kīlauea eruption forced all evacuated Puna residents to redirect mail services to the Pāhoa Post Office, further inundating already limited services in a time of crisis;
and
WHEREAS, the Puna community has expressed longtime frustration with excessive wait times, locations that are both inaccessible and too small for the population served, and waitlists
for postal box availability at a standstill; and
WHEREAS, possible infrastructure improvements to be considered are the expansion of an existing post office, the creation of a new post office facility, or the relocation of an existing
post office to a larger building; and
WHEREAS, as a rapidly growing district with already limited infrastructure, Puna needs improved postal facility infrastructure; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that it strongly urges Louis Dejoy, United States Postmaster General to prioritize the expansion of post office infrastructure
for the District of Puna, Hawaiʻi.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council encourages Senator Brian Schatz and Representative Jill Tokuda to support and actively pursue post office improvements for the District of Puna,
Hawaiʻi.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Brian Schatz, United States Senator; the Honorable Jill Tokuda, United States Representative;
Louis Dejoy, United States Postmaster General; the Honorable Dr. Josh Green, Governor of Hawaiʻi; the Honorable Joy San Buenaventura, State Senator; the Honorable Greggor Ilagan, State
Representative; the Honorable Jeanne Kapela, State Representative; and Eileen Veach, United States Postal Service Manager of the Hawaiʻi District.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
GALIMBA
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.