HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-22 USPS to Close Post Offices on Hawaii Island during Hurricane on Thursday -- press release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Duke Gonzales, APR
Aug. 22, 2018 808-423-3713
duke.gonzales@usps.gov
usps.com/news
Release No. HO-18-25
Hurricane Lane Impacts USPS Operations in Hawaii
Some Mail Delivery Suspended & Some Post Offices Closed
HONOLULU – In anticipation of the impact of Hurricane Lane, the U.S. Postal Service announced the
following adjustments to its operations for Thursday, Aug. 23:
Hawaii island – There will be no mail delivery and all post offices will be closed on Thursday;
there will be no mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes
Maui county – Mail will be delivered but all post offices will be closed on Thursday; there will be
no mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes
Oahu – Mail will be delivered and all post offices will be open on Thursday; mail will be picked
up from blue USPS mail boxes
Kauai – Mail will be delivered but all post offices will be closed on Thursday; there will be no
mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes
Postal Service management is closely monitoring the path and impact of the hurricane and will make
additional decisions regarding adjustments to postal operations as needed.
“The safety of our employees, customers and the mail is our foremost priority,” said USPS Emergency
Manager Chuck Lum. “We will resume our operations as soon as we determine that it is safe to do so.”
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