HONOLULU — Effective Monday, Oct. 5, retail hours of operation were reduced at dozens of Post Offices on Oahu, Maui and Kauai. Additional retail hour reductions will take effect at Honolulu Stations and other Post Offices on Oct. 26. Still to be determined are the details of retail hour reductions at Big Island Post Offices.

This adjustment in retail hours is a continuation of the Postal Service’s ongoing effort to restructure operations and reduce costs in order to adapt to the unprecedented decline in mail volume and revenue over the past year. “We regularly evaluate retail traffic patterns to determine the most efficient hours of operations for individual offices,” said District Manager Daryl Ishizaki. “Retail hours can and do regularly change based on customer needs and customer traffic. The goal is to get our products to our customers as efficiently as possible.”

While the reduction in retail hours may affect customers’ ability to conduct over-the-counter transactions, it won’t affect their access to PO Boxes. In the coming weeks walk-in customers will be educated about the variety of quick and convenient ways to access postal services that don’t require actual visits to Post Offices.

Affected customers will be encouraged to access postal services through a network of 56,000 alternate access locations and through the Postal Service web site: USPS.com. Alternate access options include 1-800-STAMP-24, Stamps by Mail, retail locations such as grocery stores and drug stores, banking ATMs and Postal Service Automated Postal Centers (APCs). APCs are found in Post Office lobbies nationwide and can be used for more than 85 percent of all counter transactions, whether adjacent retail lobbies are open or closed.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

See below for complete lists of current hours of operation for Post Offices on Oahu, Maui and Kauai. Offices with changed hours of operation are highlighted.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.