USPS: Maui fires – Post Office closed in Lahaina, HI

August 21, 2023 All USPS employees on Maui have been accounted for after wildfires engulfed large swaths of the Hawaiian island this month, the worst natural disaster in the state’s history. Seven postal workers lost their homes, and the homes of two others were damaged. The town of Lahaina — once the capital of the…

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USPS: Hawaii welcomes new VPOs – Honolulu District adds six Village Post Offices

Six Village Post Offices (VPOs) recently opened on three different islands across Hawaii. The new VPOs, a pair each on Maui, Oahu and Hawaii Island, bring Honolulu District to a total of seven VPOs. Keoki Torres, owner of KT’s Auto Repair and VPO in Hawaii Kai, Oahu, said opening the VPO has generated positive awareness…

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USPS: Aloha! – Hawaii’s first VPO opens

Hawaii recently said aloha to its first Village Post Office (VPO), which opened in a variety store in Haiku, a community on Maui. The VPO is part of Hanzawa’s Variety Store, which opened in 1915. “The Haiku Post Office serves such a large area that some of our customers must make a long drive,” said…

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