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USPS reminds customers to check mailboxes for repairs during Mailbox Improvement Week, May 18-24
Each year, USPS designates the third week of May as Mailbox Improvement Week to encourage customers with box-on-post-delivery to examine and, where necessary, improve the appearance of their mailboxes.
Schatz introduces MAILS Act to improve access to local USPS post offices
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) have introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to local USPS post offices.
USPS recommends mailing to Mainland by Dec. 18 for Christmas delivery
The United States Postal Service suggests Hawai‘i residents mail their Christmas letters, cards and packages by Wednesday, Dec. 18 for First-Class and Priority mail headed to the Mainland US. Procrastinators have until Friday, Dec. 20 to send their holiday cheer to the Mainland US via USPS expedited Priority Express shipping service. USPS notes that these dates apply to mail received by each Post Office’s cutoff time.
USPS delivers holiday mailing dates, says its ready for holiday volume
The US Postal Service has announced its recommended mailing and shipping dates for holiday mail and packages.
USPS Maui postmaster installation event a ‘Family Affair’
The US Postal Service’s Hawaiʻi leadership team visited the Valley Isle last week to recognize and officially install seven Maui County postmasters.
USPS cracking down on postal crime, crimes against employees
Project Safe Delivery is a USPS initiative to combat the recent rise in threats and attacks on letter carriers and mail theft incidents by protecting Postal employees and the security of the nation’s mail and packages.
US Postal Service holiday mailing tips and Operation Santa
The US Postal Service’s suggested mailing dates are Dec. 17 for First-Class and Priority mail originating in Hawai’i and headed to the mainland.
US Postal Service offering virtual and in-person job fairs for Maui employment
The US Postal Service is launching twice-monthly virtual job fairs until November and in-person events in July and August for employment openings on Maui.
USPS seeks 30 new hires; job fair at Makawao Post Office May 12
Positions on Maui range from Rural Carrier Associate to Assistant Rural Carriers. The positions will be located at the Haʻikū, Kīhei, Kula, Lahaina, Makawao, Pāʻia and Wailuku Post Offices.
Free at-home COVID-19 test kits still available through Postal Service
As part of President Joe Biden’s plan to address the pandemic, the US Postal Service has delivered more than 270 million free COVID-19 rapid-at-home test kits to 68 million American households.
Hawaiʻi Mail Carriers Bit by Dogs 19 Times in 2020, a 58% Increase from 2019
More than 5,800 US Postal Service employees across the nation were attacked by dogs in 2020. In Hawaiʻi, 19 mail delivery personnel were bit by dogs, a 58% increase over the previous year’s total of 12. USPS is providing the public with the do’s and don’ts of responsible dog ownership as part of its annual National Dog Bite Awareness Week.
First-Ever Passport Fair at Kahului Post Office, March 27
The U.S. Postal Service holds its first-ever USPS Passport Fair at the Kahului Post Office from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. Employees at the Kahului post office will accept applications for new U.S. passports and answer questions about the application process.
US Postal Service Announces Holiday Mailing Dates and Tips for Hawaiʻi
To help ensure holiday letters, cards and packages arrive by Christmas, the US Postal Service has announced mailing tips and suggested mailing dates specific to Hawaiʻi.
Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation Calls Postmaster General to “Preserve USPS Lifeline”
In a letter sent to the postmaster on Thursday, Hawai’i’s congressional delegation emphasized the state’s dependence on the postal service for prompt deliveries of food, medicine and other goods.
USPS: Hereʻs When You Should Send Your Holiday Packages
Here is a list of things the US Postal Service wants Hawaiʻi residents to know for mailing packages over the holidays.
