Utilizing double-wall construction, the post office blends in simply with its plantation environs thanks to its tongue-and-groove siding and shallow hipped roof. The postboxes are outdoors, protected by a recessed lanai, a common post office feature in Hawaii.
Don J. Hibbard, "Kualapuu Post Office", [Ho'olehua, Hawaii], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/HI-01-ML16.
Buildings of Hawaii, Don J. Hibbard. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2011, 234-234.
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