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• M
• 2026/02/06 (Fri) 17:43
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Have you found a swimming class in Japanese? I teach swimming in Honolulu, but at just 2.5 years old, he/she is too young to join a group class, so I would suggest a baby class where one of the parents is in the water with the child, or a private one-on-one lesson with an instructor. If the purpose of having your child learn to swim is for water safety, you can have an ISR instructor come in and teach your child to float on his/her back when in the water.

As far as I know, unfortunately, I have not heard of any swimming classes in Japanese, but I hope you can find one.

• 水泳
• 2026/02/09 (Mon) 19:10
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Thank you for the detailed information. I guess there are no swimming classes available in Japanese.

• M
• 2026/02/09 (Mon) 22:23
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We have two Japanese-speaking intra-company acquaintances, but the classes are taught in English.

Although Hawaii is an environment where the ocean and pools are very close by, surprisingly many people cannot swim. If you are planning to send your child to a private school, some private schools in Hawaii offer PE swimming lessons, so it would be a good idea to make sure your child can swim to some extent. We recommend that you have a Japanese-speaking intranet come to your home or condo pool or, if you are temporarily back in Japan, take a short class at a Japanese swimming school to improve your swimming and Japanese skills.

• ハイビスカス
• 2025/08/14 (Thu) 22:30
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Mother of class23 ！ I was very interested to hear the detailed story from a recent Punahou graduate with a child ！
The importance of the early childhood foundation, the reason why many students go to UH, the state of the Japanese language level. It all made sense to me. It is true that the price of university is different depending on whether you live in the university of your choice or not. I had forgotten that in Japan we don't have to worry about such things.
Medical school is even more expensive, unless you have a real
family with money coming in like a spring.

• tomo
• 2025/08/18 (Mon) 16:06
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Hello. My child graduated from Public's Elementary this past May.
I really wanted to start 6th grade at Punahou this August, and was going to take the middle （ and 6th grade ） SSAT last November, but I could not reach the SSAT passing line
to get into Punahou, and the tutor and tutors told me that there was almost no chance of getting in even if I took the SSAT. I was told by the tutor and tutors that I would have no chance of passing the SSAT even if I took the test, so I will continue to prepare for the SSAT this year by sending 6grade to another private school for one year
and will take the 7th grade entrance exam this November.

My son has been the top student at Public since the 2nd grade, and his teachers have repeatedly suggested that he attend Private, and he has attended TUtor and cram school since the 3rd grade, but
even with the top Public scores, he could not catch up to Punahou's acceptance line.
I tried my best, but it is a really tough passing line.

I am working hard with my son, dreaming of being able to attend Punahou this time next year. We have a family like this. lol

• ハイビスカス
• 2025/08/19 (Tue) 01:43
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Tomo Thank you for your comment ！
I knew that it is also difficult to reach the level of Punahou's examination even if you have a tutor, even if you get an advice from a teacher at Pavlik School Top. Fear not, Punahou. I'm sure your child was frustrated, but it's wonderful that he is willing to try again. I really appreciate all the comments from different people.

• アーミー
• 2026/02/04 (Wed) 11:46
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Hi, I am taking the middle exam this year and waiting for the announcement. I am taking the middle exam this year and waiting for the announcement.
We live near the Punahou campus, and I am always amazed at the number of cars that parents drive to and from school （ lol ）
It is amazing how many Porsches there are in Honolulu. Not only Porsches, but also Bentleys, Maseratis, and Ferraris are seen picking up and dropping off passengers.
Mercedes, Lexus, Audis, BMWs, and Teslas are seen countless times.
Especially, we are near the entrance and exit of Kinder ＆ Elementary.

We are trying from the middle, so I am relieved that the kids who entered from the middle don't seem to be such rich kids. Anyway, it is still the same as Keio in Japan.
Anyway, it is the same as Keio in Japan, with the kindergarten graduates and the commoners who enter from the middle.
However, Punahou has very good kinder graduates, and I heard that only kinder graduates go to IVY, Stanford, MIT, etc.
We tried from the middle （ We have not even been accepted yet. I have not even been accepted yet.... ） I am not sure if I will be able to keep up with the brains of the kinder kids at Punahou, but my child herself has said she wants to go to Punahou ！ and I am praying every day that she will be accepted. It's a long time until the acceptance announcement. 、、、、、、、、

• 桜咲け！
• 2026/02/05 (Thu) 12:27
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I'm in the same frame of mind, waiting for the acceptance announcement for 6th and 4th ！ Yes, we have two siblings taking the exam （ Sweat ）
They both took the Kinder exam and were not accepted, the oldest son also tried 4th and was not accepted, I hope the cherry blossoms bloom for them both this year ！
Punahou is I mean, once you enter any school from the middle, it's already child-centered and there are almost no school parent participation events, so there doesn't seem to be much
for the parents to get to know each other and become friends. I wanted to join the Punahou family. ！
Even if you think you will get a lot in Middle, there are only 40 boys and 40 girls each. There were over 800 appliers.
Let's wait patiently to see each other's acceptance ！ ！ ！ ！

• ドライバー
• 2025/11/20 (Thu) 13:51
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I definitely do not recommend buses on Honomala day. They are never on time. And if you are going to the airport, you will have to be on time for your flight.
Taxi is definitely the way to go, HANA Taxi can be reserved in advance and will be there waiting for you on time.

• こーの字
• 2025/11/21 (Fri) 16:56
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I believe the information will be uploaded here, but so far it is not listed.
https://www.thebus.org/RiderAlerts.asp

Last year's information was here
https://www.thebus.org/HTMLFILE/TheBus/Files/ 638690714100589134/638690714100589134.htm

• 円満離婚
• mail
• 2025/11/27 (Thu) 17:58
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If you don't have any particular property division or custody disputes, you can usually go to court and do the paperwork on your own.
It is a hassle to make copies and all that, but we did it all ourselves because we didn't want to pay legal fees.
There is a competent concierge at the courthouse, so we took the documents there first and asked him to check for any mistakes, etc. The whole thing only cost us a little over $200. I see a lot of bog-standard divorces, so as long as you talk it out on your own, it is possible to get a divorce without an expensive lawyer.

• Kanikani22
• 2025/12/04 (Thu) 18:51
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Mr. Amicable Divorce
I am afraid to speak politely. Thank you very much.　I will refer to it.

• もちこ
• 2025/07/13 (Sun) 17:49
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Hello.
You can ask the investment company that manages that 401K directly. Chat or call them.
You can leave it as is or roll it over to another. You should check with your own life insurance agent.
They can give you a lot of advice.

When you turn 59.5 years old, you can withdraw 10% with no fee.

• 資産運用
• 2025/07/21 (Mon) 11:09
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You can rollover your 401K, though.

What you need to ask your investment manager is if you will be penalized ？

You should ask your insurance agent yourself.

I am an asset manager myself, and I think it is best to invest in a way that suits you
.

• megu
• 2025/10/19 (Sun) 11:23
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It's still no good.
It's not about me, I saw it on social networking sites and wondered if this wasn't illegal ？. I was working with an open mind. Thanks for the details.

• DT
• 2025/10/21 (Tue) 12:42
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Basically, it is impossible, but it is possible that if the company he is doing business with is located in Japan and he receives remuneration in Japan, he does not have to file an April 15 tax return for $ less than 10,000 per year, but for $ more than 10,000, there may be problems later on. I think there will be a problem later on.

Don't report a person just because you see him or her, but report him or her to an immigration agent when you know for sure that he or she earns more than $ 10,000, otherwise, you may be suspected and you may also incur a grudge against him or her.

• マーケティング
• 2026/01/09 (Fri) 10:55
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Your husband is really into Target's strategy.

It's a sucker's bet that the store will let you buy something at full price just because it's a gift card.

I also check prices and if Target is cheaper, I'll use a gift card. I don't do stupid things like buy there just because I have a gift card.

• tomoyan
• 2026/01/09 (Fri) 12:29
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Male.

• chip
• 2026/01/09 (Fri) 13:31
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I also vote for Topy. There is no better way to buy cheap.

• 無駄が嫌なんです
• 2026/01/09 (Fri) 22:45
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Thank you all. I guess there is no better way to go cheap. For some reason, my husband thinks that if we buy something with a gift card that we received, it's free. If he had received a cash gift card, he would use it as "his money" and spend it carefully. For some reason I think of gift cards only as magic cards.

Nanashino Gombei, you are right. But what I wanted to ask you is whether you use the gift card regardless of the sale ？.

Marketing, the list price is high. I sometimes buy things I need right now like medicine at the regular price, but I feel like I'm paying a loss 😅

tomoyan, I haven't been a victim of gift card fraud so far, but I've heard that if you are, you can get your money back right away. I think Target has been changing their system to make it more and more difficult to be a victim. I think Target has been changing their system every year for a few years now to make it more and more difficult to become a victim of fraud. I think it's a good idea to use it early. There have been a lot of company bankruptcies recently and many people around me forgot to use it by accident.

chip, I also try to buy as cheaply as possible. I am disappointed when the price is fixed.

• G
• 2026/01/16 (Fri) 04:34
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I am of the school of thought that gift cards are used up quickly.
I forget I have them, I lose them, and especially with the recent cards, many of them are chargeable with no face value, so I don't know how much is left
Unlike money, I feel like it is a free ticket.
So if I can use it and buy it, I feel like I got it for free, so I don't care about the price.

I used to keep them, but when I had a chance to use them, I didn't bring them, or
they expire, or there are things like gift card scams, and sometimes you can't use them without knowing, so it's easier now that I don't have to manage them.

• Can
• 2026/01/12 (Mon) 09:47
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$ I think it's a little over 850 per month, depending on the type of tax (you can pay a lot of tax at first and get a tax refund, or you can pay less tax at first and pay the shortfall later)

Also, 4 hours x 5days for the insurance is dangerous
. If you get sick, or you are late due to traffic, or you have to take a day off during off-peak season, depending on your occupation, you may be forced to work shorter hours, and if you do, you will lose your 20hrs and no insurance.
Unless you work full time, your hours are not guaranteed.

• Can
• 2026/01/12 (Mon) 09:49
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PS
Insurance is a BENEFIT, so whether it is required or not does not affect the hourly rate paid.

• こーの字
• 2026/01/12 (Mon) 13:54
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How about the following calculation site ？
search for hawaii how to calculate take home pay.
For both, if you work 40 hours at 16 hours per hour, your take home pay is $ around 580 （ 90%).

https://www.adp.com/resources/tools/calculators/states/hawaii-salary-paycheck-calculator.aspx

https:// smartasset.com/taxes/hawaii-paycheck-calculator

• min
• 2025/12/27 (Sat) 03:07
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I am currently staying in Japan.
It is easier to exchange money at vending machine like machines in town than to exchange money in Hawaii.

Or, I am a Central Pacific Bank user and can withdraw up to 100,000 yen a day at ATMs in post offices.
I checked the rate and it is a little better than the machine.
I don't recommend you to exchange money at the bank because of high commission.

• H
• 2026/01/04 (Sun) 02:47
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Do you live in Tokyo ？
If so, I found a place called Dollar Ranger in Nishi-Shinjuku that was good because they had low fees and were able to redeem the money quickly ！.

• 換金
• 2026/01/05 (Mon) 14:31
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You can check today's rates from the World Currency Shop website.