Posted on: Friday, April 15, 2005

Last call tonight for tax slowpokes

By Deborah Adamson
Advertiser Staff Writer

Late filers have until midnight tonight to drop off their federal tax returns at 26 specially marked post office locations statewide and still get an April 15 postmark.

Curbside service from postal workers will be available at the downtown Honolulu post office. At the other 25 post offices, mailboxes indicating late collection service will be available for last-minute dropoff of tax returns.

This year, the U.S. Postal Service expects mail volume to rise by 5 to 10 percent on tax day, down from previous years.

"The tax-day volume has declined over the years as more people do e-filing," said Duke Gonzales, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service in Honolulu.

Here are the post offices collecting mail until midnight:

O'ahu — Airport main, downtown, 'Ewa Beach, Hale'iwa, Hawai'i Kai, Kailua, Kane'ohe, Kapalama, La'ie, Makiki, Wahiawa, Wai'alae-Kahala, Wai'anae, Waikiki, Waipahu.

Maui — Kahului, Kihei, Lahaina main, Makawao, Wailuku.

Big Island — Hilo airport, Kailua-Kona, Kamuela.ÊÊÊ

Kaua'i — Lihu'e post office.

Lana'i — Lana'i City post office.

Moloka'i — Kaunakakai post office.

Reach Deborah Adamson at dadamson@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8088.