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Star-Bulletin file photo
Long holiday lines at the post office will
soon be a familiar sight.

Postal service
offers ways to
make holidays easier

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Star-Bulletin staff

Beginning Dec. 4, the United States Postal Service will offer extended holiday hours at many Oahu locations.

The post office recommends state residents mail first-class letters and cards by Dec. 18 for delivery to the mainland, Guam and American Samoa. Priority packages to the mainland should be in the mail by Dec. 15.

Suggested mailing deadlines for other locations are detailed in the chart.

"We have a number of new options that will make the mailing experience at our post offices fast and convenient for customers," said Honolulu District Manager Edward Broglio.

Other holiday-related mailing information:

Express Mail packages will be delivered on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Mail Boxes Etc. is authorized to offer Priority Mail, Express Mail and stamps at its six Oahu locations.

A variety of self-adhesive holiday stamps will be offered through vending machines, at selected grocery stores, banks and various other locations. Designs include Madonna and Child, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and a deer.

Holiday stamps also can be ordered toll-free by calling 1-800-STAMP-24, or ordered online from the Postal Store at www.usps.com

Mail Boxes Etc. locations Here are Oahu's Mail Boxes Etc. locations. Call for holiday store hours: Downtown: 1050 Bishop St. Phone: 550-4656. Kahala: 4224 Waialae Ave. Suite 5. Phone: 733-0800. Kailua: 111A Hekili St. Phone: 266-3300 Kaneohe: 45-934 Kamehameha Hwy Suite C. Phone: 233-7447. Kapahulu: 758 Kapahulu Ave. Phone: 733-7800. Pearl Harbor: Bldg. 279, Johnson Circle (serving military personnel only). Phone: 428-2311.