How much Hawaii mail (to or from) goes by ship today? Before I went to Boston, I mailed two large boxes at the same time. I paid air, priority. One was there when I arrived. The other came the day before I left, 4ï weeks later. Then on Jan. 8, I received a letter that was mailed Dec. 27 from Boston. Twelve days! Package to mainland
probably was ‘missent’About 5,000 parcels are shipped out once a week from Hawaii, said Postal Service spokeswoman Felice Broglio. Once they reach the West Coast, they are sent via the Surface Transportation Network by rail or truck to their destination.
By comparison, 10,000 to 15,000 parcels a day are sent by priority mail from Hawaii, Broglio said.
"Most people ship by air," she said. "Things that are shipped by surface are usually heavier items and with no time urgency."
Offhand, she said, it sounds like your delayed package was missent by surface mail. "Usually, you can take your package when you receive it and get the difference in postage refunded." That's small consolation for the inconvenience and we apologize for the missent parcel."
As far as the letter goes, there usually is an indication on the envelope of why a letter was delayed, she said, such as a wrong zip code or address.
"In this case, we can assume the address was correct and probably just missent," she said. "It should have taken about three days" from Boston.
Every day, around 3 p.m., about 15-20 workers from the city parks department's Beautification Division park in the lot that borders the Kapiolani Park soccer field. It is really irritating at times when there are soccer games and other events going on and there is no place to park. Can you help? The Beautification Division administrator "says it has not been a problem in the past for our staff to share the parking with other park users, especially since the large parking lot is usually empty during the day," said parks spokeswoman Patti Nagao.
By 3:15 p.m., when the park begins to fill up, most of the staff is gone, she said. Half get through work at 3 p.m., the other half at 3:15 p.m.
"In any event, since our staff arrives at the park before 6 a.m., when it is virtually empty, I have requested that they be encouraged to park their cars around the perimeter of the park and leave the parking spaces to the park users as much as possible."
Someone I know in San Jose, Calif., is trying to locate Pat Silva, a 1959 Farrington graduate. He is ill and wants to apologize for something he did in 1959. He is coming here in February. Call Jackie, 988-3108. Looking for Pat Silva
To the woman who turned in my 9-year-old daughter's backpack at McDonalds in Aiea Shopping Center Dec. 6. Auwe to whoever stole $25 from the pack before it was turned in. -- Jodi De Guzman Mahalo
Yvonne Hepton, of East Oahu Realty in Hawaii Kai, thanks everyone who responded to a Kokua Line item and donated Christmas cards for use in picture books for hospitalized children. "Keep them coming," she said. Volunteers sought for card-trimming sessions to be held in her office each month. Refreshments. Call 395-1760. Christmas cards
Find out about Hawaii liquor laws. Adult class, Kaimuki High School, Wednesdays for six weeks, beginning Jan. 28. Call 733-8460. Minimal charge. Instructor: James Kam. Liquor law
