The Waialae Kahala United States Post Office has been a mainstay as long I can remember. It is a fixture at Kahala Mall for at least 25 to 30 years. It is one of the regional post office locations in the Kaimuki Kahala area.
I usually come to this post office location mainly because it has a automatic post office kiosk, since you can do almost any mailing of packages and buy stamps, and even paying for your Post Office Box renewals here. Only thing you can't process shipping for is international packages. At least, I don't think so. But, domestic packages you certainly can do, along with certified mail and purchasing stamps for your daily needs. Even the post office does get busy during the day, but thankful you can do your post office stuff at night too. They have a drop box for your packages if you do it at night, as well as a mailbox drop off outside, if you drive through. Only thing about the post office though, they open from 8:30am to 4:00pm during the work week, so any package pick ups would have to be through their pick up window starting at 7am or you can wait for the post office to open up and get your packages out. My experience here at the post office was often good. It is what it is, just needed to mail some stuff over the years and the United States Postal Service took care of me. For the most part though, I usually pick the United States Postal Service to send packages and mail because it is the cheapest early. Comparatively, you may get comparable service with FedEx and UPS, but the United States Postal Service has been around for a while and they usually do good work.
Although with stamps prices going up, it is a pretty good deal to send a letter anywhere in the world for less than a dollar. The overall experience here at the United States Postal Service each time I come here over the years has been good, positive, casual and very much a place where I can just send stuff to friends and whoever at a reasonable price. My experience here at the post office is often quick and easy, especially when you're using the kiosk and it only takes one of the less than five minutes to process the postage necessary to mail out your letter or package. Same with the sales counter from 8:30am to 4:00pm, but it can get hella busy most days. It can get crazy during the holiday season, I'm sure. Best bet would be to mail stuff out early or at night, so you can do this stuff at your own convenience. The Waialae Kahala United States Postal service location is physically standing at 4354 Pahoa Avenue, connected to Kahala Mall complex in the Kahala area. They accept major credit and debit cards for the automated kiosk. They also accept major credit cards at the sales counter as well as cash there too. Like many post office locations, they have their own parking lot for customer use. They have about 15 parking spaces readily available, but you can park in Kahala Mall and walk over if there is none.
If you are like me, public transportation can be your best buddy. Routes 1, 1L, 14, 22, 23, and 24 come through the Kahala Mall area. Only route 24 and 14 east bound stops right in front of the United States Post Office, while there are a handful of bus stops around the Kahala Mall area. Just get off at one of these bus stops and walk on over to get whatever Post Office errands you may have at any particular day need done. And done right. The United States Postal service has a variety of Post Office services that does not include shipping stuff and postage needs. They include but not limited to: US Passport acceptance, P.O. Box management, and they also sell packing supplies. They even have free envelopes and priority mail / express mail boxes to take and use. Assuming that you will return to mail something out and spend money on postage and fees. For the most part though, it's always a treat to have the post office here in the neighborhood. The post office at the Koko Head Avenue location does not have the automated kiosk to mail stuff after hours, so the nearest one is here in the Kaimuki Kahala area. Definitely would recommend coming here if you need to mail out something or get your own P.O. Box, or get that first US Passport to travel. The post office is awesome, yo.
5.0 stars for the overall experience. Definitely nice to have stuff sent inexpensively via the United States Postal service. The service at the counter is good too. 4.0 stars for that.
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