Off Track: The Mysterious Reason Tourists Keep Mailing Rocks Back To Hawaii
When Alton Uyetake arrived at his desk at Hawaii’s Hilo Post Office recently, he found an envelope addressed only to the U.S. Postal Service in Hawaii. It was sent from Cleveland, but had no return address or name.
The envelope contained a note that read, “Please return to the beach,” along with a plastic bag filled with sand and sea shells.
Uyetake, the Hilo postmaster, has received many similar packages from tourists during his two-decade-long career with the Postal Service. While most don’t contain anything other than sand, rocks or shells, some include specific requests.
“Tell Pele I’m so sorry,” read a Post-It note
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