MEDIA RELEASE

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.”