HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR011619PDTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2019
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING
KA`AINA S. HULL, DIRECTOR
Tel (808) 241-4050
Fax (808) 241-6699
County of Kauai applauds the United States Postal Service's decision to
cancel relocation of Lihu`e Post Office
LIHU'E — The County of Kauai applauds the decision of the United States Postal
Service that cancels the relocation of the LThu'e Post Office from its Rice Street location to the
LThu'e Carrier Annex.
"I want to thank the efforts of the Planning Department, the LThu'e Business Association,
the residents and businesses of LThu'e, Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, and Rep.
Tulsi Gabbard for standing strong to keep the LThu'e Post Office on Rice Street," said Mayor
Derek S. K. Kawakami.
In a letter to Mayor Kawakami received in January 2019, the Postal Service reversed its
decision to relocate the LThu'e Post Office to the LThu'e Carrier Annex after various public
meetings, discussions, and comments were made in support to keep the LThu'e Post Office at
its Rice Street location.
"The Planning Department — with support from the LThu'e Business Association, our
Congressional delegates in Washington, D.C., and residents and businesses in the area — spent
the last two years working with the USPS to analyze the overall impacts the removal of postal
services at the site would have on the surrounding community," said Planning Director Ka`aina
S. Hull. "While the County recognizes the USPS' ability to consolidate and relocate services, we
commend the agency's final decision to preserve its services to the community at the current
Rice Street location."