Razed by wildfire, erased by USPS: Hawaiians fight to restore mail delivery

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Two months after a devastating wildfire whipped through Lahaina in August 2023, Pam Reader was allowed back to see what was left of her home. With a heavy heart, she returned to the Hawaiian oceanside town now filled with endless blocks of burned houses. As she rounded her corner, she saw the only thing remaining was her bright turquoise mailbox. “It was an old crappy mailbox,” Reader said. “It was metal, though, which is why I think it survived.” She could see many neighbors’ mailboxes also outlasted the flames. There was one shaped like a fish, some built into lava rock walls, and other metal ones. She and her daughters…

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