The U.S. Postal Service is classifying rebuilt Lahaina homes as ‘new development’ and requiring centralized mailbox clusters instead of restoring pre-fire curbside delivery. Hawaii’s congressional delegation and Maui’s mayor are urging USPS to reverse the decision.
- USPS is denying direct mail delivery to some rebuilt Lahaina single-family homes, requiring centralized mailbox clusters instead of restoring prior service.
- Hawaii’s two U.S. senators and two representatives sent a joint letter to the Postmaster General demanding the agency restore pre-disaster delivery conditions.
- Maui Mayor Richard Bissen also wrote to USPS, noting that established Lahaina neighborhoods often cannot physically accommodate centralized mailbox clusters.
- Some fire survivors only discovered they had no mail delivery after going weeks or months without receiving any correspondence.
- As of now, 291 single-family homes and 313 multifamily units have been rebuilt in Lahaina following the August 2023 wildfire.
Source: The Garden Island
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