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USPS refuses mail delivery to rebuilt Lahaina homes three years after wildfire

Residents returning to reconstructed properties in Hawaii find their mailboxes empty despite carriers serving nearby surviving structures.

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What to know

  • USPS is refusing mail delivery to rebuilt homes in Lahaina three years after the 2023 wildfire, despite residents returning to occupied properties.
  • Mail carriers continue delivering to nearby homes that survived the fire, creating an unequal delivery situation.
  • Rebuilt residents face the additional burden of not receiving mail at addresses they have legally reestablished.

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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 8:50 AM ET
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    USPS blocks mail delivery to rebuilt homes while serving surviving properties

    As residents return to rebuilt Lahaina neighborhoods, the U.S. Postal Service refuses to deliver mail to reconstructed properties, even though carriers continue delivering to homes that survived the blaze.

    “Survivors of a 2023 Hawaii wildfire on Maui are returning to their Lahaina neighborhoods but the mail isn't coming.”
    — New York Times · source
    1. 1 outlet Mailboxes at Rebuilt Hawaii Homes Sit Empty After Lahaina Wildfire

      first by NYT Business, 3d ago

    • nytimes.com

      Three years after the Lahaina Wildfire in Hawaii, as residents are moving into rebuilt homes, mailboxes are sitting empty. The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver to them, even though carriers are still bringing mail to the homes that survived the blaze.

      nytimes.comBluesky2d ago41▲view on Bluesky ↗
  2. background

    Lahaina wildfire devastates Maui — A major wildfire strikes the Lahaina area on Maui, destroying numerous homes and displacing residents.