#Postal Mail

Maui’s plastic bag ordinance is the subject of a public hearing today in Wailuku.  Officials from the Department of Environmental Management will discuss proposed administrative rules that outline what types of bags are permissible and guidelines for compliance. Maui’s plastic bag ban is set to go into effect on January 11, 2011, prohibiting businesses from […]

Maui will hold a public hearing on the proposed Plastic Bag ban ordinance set to go into effect in January.  The county also plans to adopt administrative rules at the meeting.  The plastic bag reduction ordinance prohibits businesses from providing plastic bags at the point of sale for the purpose of transporting groceries or other […]

U.S. Senators Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) joined colleagues today in urging the Postal Regulatory Commission to hold field hearings in Hawaii and Alaska on a Postal Service proposal to reduce mail delivery to five days a week. Concerns raised include effects on timely delivery of medication, food, water and other necessities. The […]