Requesting The Postmaster General Of The United States Postal Service To Build A New And Larger Pearl City Post Office At The United States Navy Property On The Pearl City Peninsula With A Larger Parking Lot For Employees And Customers.
Summary
SCR18 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution that asks the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service to build a new and larger Pearl City Post Office on federal U.S. Navy property on the Pearl City Peninsula, with a larger parking lot for employees and customers. The resolution explains that the current post office, located at Kamehameha Highway and Acacia Road, was built for a much less congested area and now faces significant traffic, parking, and safety problems due to surrounding commercial development, increased postal demand, and anticipated growth from nearby transit-oriented development.
The measure describes the existing facility as being at maximum capacity, with a small lobby, limited room for expanded post office boxes, and heavy vehicle activity from postal operations. It argues that relocating to a larger, less congested site would improve public safety at the current intersection and better accommodate package volume and customer traffic. The resolution also directs that copies be sent to the Postmaster General, the Commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and the Governor.
Impact
SCR18 does not change Hawaii statutes or create binding state law; it is a nonbinding request from the Legislature to a federal agency and federal officials. Its practical impact is to formally express state support for relocating and expanding the Pearl City Post Office, potentially influencing USPS planning, federal property discussions with the Navy, and local coordination around transportation and land use near the current site and the proposed new site.
Sentiment
The overall sentiment reflected in the bill text and committee action is supportive. The resolution presents the relocation as a public safety and service-capacity improvement, and it passed the Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee 4-0 with amendments, indicating unanimous support among voting members at that stage. No opposing views are included in the provided materials.
Contention
The main issues raised by the resolution are practical rather than ideological: traffic congestion, driveway safety, parking shortages, limited lobby space, and insufficient room for postal operations at the current location. The proposal could also raise questions about federal property use, coordination with the U.S. Navy and USPS, and the feasibility of relocating across from Lehua Elementary School, but no explicit opposition or controversy is shown in the provided record. Any contention appears to center on logistics, site selection, and implementation rather than the need for improved postal service itself.
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Requesting The Postmaster General Of The United States Postal Service To Build A New And Larger Pearl City Post Office At The United States Navy Property On The Pearl City Peninsula With A Larger Parking Lot For Employees And Customers.
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Requesting The Postmaster General Of The United States Postal Service To Relocate The Pearl City Post Office To The United States Navy Property On The Pearl City Peninsula.