Honolulu, Hawaii · Urban Honolulu metro
Direct mail postcards, EDDM and print in Honolulu, HI
Direct mail postcards, EDDM and mailing lists for Honolulu, Kailua, Kaneohe, Pearl City, Kapolei, Ewa Beach and all of Oahu, printed on the mainland and mailed to Hawaii for up to 60% less than the big online printers.
- 345,000 residents in the city
- ZIP codes 968
- Entered through the Honolulu Processing & Distribution Center
- Marketing Mail 3–5 days locally (7–10 to Oahu)
Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii, about 345,000 people in the urban core, with ZIP codes 968 covering the entire island of Oahu and its 1 million residents through the City and County of Honolulu. The housing is single-family and low-rise in Kahala, Hawaii Kai, Manoa, Kaimuki, Kailua, Kaneohe, Mililani and the Ewa plain, on carrier routes that are compact and residential, with high-rise condominiums in Waikiki, Ala Moana and Kakaako that need building-level lists. Land is scarce and home values are among the highest in the country.
Oahu businesses mail an island market: every customer lives within a drive, digital ad inventory is thin, and mail is read. Real estate agents farm Kahala, Kailua and Hawaii Kai; solar, roofing, termite and air conditioning companies mail homeowner lists; restaurants and plate-lunch businesses mail EDDM; dental and medical practices mail by household; and the military installations at Pearl Harbor, Hickam, Schofield Barracks and Kaneohe Bay bring thousands of new mover families every summer. We print on the mainland and enter the mail into the USPS network so it arrives at Hawaii postage rates, which are the same as everywhere else.
Who mails in Honolulu?
Solar and battery installers (Hawaii has the highest electricity rates in the country), roofing, termite and pest control, air conditioning, plumbing and painting companies; real estate agents and teams; restaurants and food businesses mailing EDDM; dental, orthodontic and medical practices; credit unions, insurance agencies and services for military families; churches, private schools (a large category here) and nonprofits; auto dealers along Nimitz and Kapiolani; and the hotels, tourism and retail employers of the island.
Town, windward and leeward
Kahala, Diamond Head, Manoa and Hawaii Kai in town are farmed from homeowner lists by value; Kaimuki, Kalihi and Moiliili are dense EDDM routes. Kailua and Kaneohe on the windward side are farmed by agents and mailed by home services companies. Mililani, Pearl City and Aiea in central Oahu and Kapolei, Ewa Beach and Waipahu on the leeward side are where most of the new construction and new mover volume is. Waikiki and Kakaako condominiums need building-level lists.
Mailing to Hawaii
USPS Marketing Mail and First-Class postage cost the same to Hawaii as to any mainland address; the difference is transit. We enter Hawaii mailings at the origin facility with the fastest connection to Honolulu, and Marketing Mail typically arrives in seven to ten business days, First-Class in three to five. For time-sensitive drops we schedule entry a week earlier than a mainland campaign. Military rotations peak from May through August, and weekly new mover lists cover the island.
Neighborhoods and suburbs we mail around Honolulu
Carrier routes and homeowner lists are available for every part of the metro. The areas below come up most often in Honolulu campaigns:
- Kahala
- Hawaii Kai
- Manoa
- Kaimuki
- Waikiki
- Kailua
- Kaneohe
- Mililani
- Pearl City
- Aiea
- Kapolei
- Ewa Beach
- Waipahu
- Kahuku
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Pricing is set for Honolulu and for your job. Send the postcard size, the quantity and the ZIP codes or neighborhoods, and a written quote comes back, usually within a business hour.
Answers
Direct mail in Honolulu: questions people ask
How much does direct mail cost in Honolulu?
Direct mail in Honolulu is quoted for the city and the job rather than from a national price list, because how a Honolulu list sorts, where the mail is entered and how many pieces you send all move the number. A quote covers printing on a 5×8.25 or 6×11 postcard, mail processing and USPS postage, stated separately. Send the size, the quantity and the ZIP codes or neighborhoods through the quote form and a written Honolulu quote comes back, usually within a business hour, at up to 60% less than the big online printers.
How long does direct mail take to reach Hawaii?
Marketing Mail typically arrives in seven to ten business days from entry and First-Class in three to five, because of the transit from the mainland. We schedule Hawaii drops about a week earlier than a mainland campaign with the same in-home date.
Can you reach military families moving to Oahu?
Yes. Weekly new mover lists cover Oahu arrivals, including families assigned to Pearl Harbor, Hickam, Schofield Barracks, Kaneohe Bay and Tripler, so a welcome offer reaches them in their first month.
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