On Tuesday (Dec. 30) U.S. Postal Service (USPS) officals met with residents at the Pahoa Post Office to discuss contingency plans should the facility be vacated due the lava flow.

In the event of a post office closure, Pahoa mail would be directed to a contingency site in Keaau.

Duke Gonzales, Communications Specialist for USPS, from Honolulu said operations would continue out of the Pahoa Post Office until they are told to vacate by Hawaii County Civil Defense. Read more