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The Post Office is considering closing approx. 3,700 post offices nationally.
None are listed on the Big Island.
Here are the four Hawaiian offices listed for possible closure:
UPTOWN HONOLULU 96817
HANAMAULU LIHUE 96766
KALAUPAPA KALAUPAPA 96742
KAPOLEI STATION KAPOLEI 96707
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I don't think it would be a good idea to ask the counter folks about online shipping these days.
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pog
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Maybe they could transfer someone to the Hilo PO so it doesn't take an hour in line to pick up a package from your box like it does now.
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I am surprised at Kapolei as that office isnt very old relatively speaking.
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Agree with Cat. And, that community is STILL growing. We still own a property in Kapolei and had revisited it several months ago. Definitely is the, "Second City" on O'ahu.
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"a great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
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Rambler, what times you going ? .. Not including Christmas time, even a busy day is 20 minutes max and when the line is long, they always have someone announce pick ups only.
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pog
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I've been there several times around either 10 or 2 (deliberately avoiding lunchtime) when it's taken 30 minutes to an hour; often only one person at the window and people taking an unbelievable amount of time. Last time they did finally announce pickups just as I got to the front of the line, and I found that what I was expecting to be an important package was a commercial phone book. Grrr...
Hi Rambler,
Just dawned on me that we are probably talking about two different locations ...
I have been talking about Hilo on way to airport ... I bet you are talking about downtown yeah ? Apologies for confusion and I would tend to agree with you ... I avoid DT and go only if I have to send something after 12:30 on a Saturday.
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pog
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Yes, I was talking about downtown; I do go to the airport to mail things, but didn't realize it was so much quicker when I got a box!