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• dog
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 19:46
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I'm not referring to the trainer, but maybe you haven't let your puppy run free in your room since you got him ？ Have you tried setting up a toilet in his cage to help him learn to use it ？
When he fails to use the toilet, scolding him strongly is counterproductive.

• blue sky
• 2026/01/25 (Sun) 12:53
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My child attended MCS in preschool. When it was time to go from preschool to kinder, I took the Punahou and Iolani exams and failed both.
They did not stay at MCS and moved to another school. 8 students from MCS Pre took the Punahou Kinder exam and 3 were accepted. Iolani had 4 students take the test and 2 were accepted. I had heard that Kinder had a high turnout, but we did not even get an alternate at all.
minami's story inside MCS, I heard it many times in my 2 years of pre. （ LOL ） Indeed, ！
many parents of MCS alumni have their children attending or have several siblings attending, so there is some kind of false "internal MCS agaea myth" being spread ！
Punahou likes MCS.................. （ lol ）
The actual percentage of students going to Punahou and Iolani is much lower than the 78% on the website. One of my co-workers has a child who failed the 4th Punahou exam from MCS and was moved up from the 7th Punahou Waitlist and is in the bottom 20% of Punahou students. I heard that some of my friends who entered Punahou from MCS are struggling to reach the average. I think they are the same age as your child.

The preschool was good, including the teachers. However, I think that Elementary has been slipping away to other schools not only because of the facilities, but also because of the quality of the teachers, the decline in academics, and too few students in the same grade level. I am glad I moved my child from Kinder to another school and put her in an environment full of classmates in the same grade level. The Montessori pedagogy itself is only adaptable from age 1 to 6, so I'm not sure there is any point in being at Montessori after that. The only Montessori elementary in Hawaii is MCS because Montessori education is not adapted in elementary.
However, the preschool didn't teach much academically, but my child enjoyed it very much, so I have no regrets ！.

• MCS ALUMNIのママ
• 2026/01/29 (Thu) 14:04
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My son graduated from MCS and went from Middle to Punahou and graduated last year. He is now attending a state college in the Mainland.
Oh no, you can't compare Punahou to MCS. To be clear, MCS graduates have a very hard time getting to the top in Punahou.
The "pure gold Punahou kids" （ from Kinder ） are almost always at the top. At Punahou, we call the kids from Kinder "Punahou Kids".
80% of the students who went on to the Ivy League and the most prestigious colleges were also from Kinder.
MCS is a Montessori school, so academics are appropriate, and from about the 4th grade onward, children aiming for Punahou Middle must attend cram school or Tutor.
Don't expect to get into Punahou or Iolani just by taking MCS classes, the SSAT is very revealing.
Punahou, you need to be at least 90% on the SSAT after all these years of academic improvement.
When my son took the Middle, he got 80%. Anyway, Punahou and Iolani are not just the top two.
Once you get in, it's a matter of whether you can keep up with the Punahou kids or not. Anyway, there was a huge difference between the two schools, so as other parents have said, it is true that I had a hard time studying after I entered Punahou.

• チルチル
• 2026/02/21 (Sat) 11:10
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I had my son attend Monte until 6th grade and took the Punahou, Iolani, Mippa, and Merinol entrance exams, and he was rejected by Punahou and Iolani and is now attending Mippa.
To be honest, I had heard that 90% of the students could go to Punahou or Iolani if they attended Monte, and the school claimed that Monte's education was advanced and comparable to Punahou and Iolani without a tutor. However, when I took the public test （ the national test and the SSAT ） I found that the Monte students were not at that level, but at best Mippa and Merinol.
I was so surprised and impatient that I rushed to the individual tutor and Takahashi Juku. By the time I realized it, there were 8 months until the exam. I could never catch up with Punahou and Iolani level.
In the school year my child attended, 13 students took the exam and 3 were accepted to Punahou or Iolani, and 10, including my child, were not.
As others have said, many of the families who attend Monte are Monte believers （ really believing faith ）. It was my fault for being so relaxed and believing what they said and what the school claimed, but by the time I realized it, it was already too late.
The same people who come to speak at the Elementary panel every year as parents of alumni, the same people. For a long time now. Monte is a laid back, small school. The community is small because of the small number of families and the small number of students, and the information is skewed so that it is too late, as it is for me.
If you are considering Elementary at Monte, you will need tutors, etc. from 4th grade at the latest if you want to go to Punahou or Iolani from the middle.

• tomodachi
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 14:17
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It's been a while since I've used Vivinavi's private sales and came across this page. My son was also MCS, he was there through 6th grade and took the middle exam but was rejected from Punahou, he did not take the exam to Iola and is attending another school. My child's best friend （, who was in Kinder through 6th grade ）, was accepted to Punahou, but she feels a huge gap in academic ability and is losing confidence. She feels that the kids from Kinder are incredibly smart at Punahou, and that what they are learning at Elementary is far beyond what they are learning at MCS. My child's best friend was at the top of his class at MCS, but after a few years at Punahou, he is still below average. I sent my child to MCS because I thought it was a good idea to give priority to what he liked and to nurture him, but this backfired when it came to aiming for the top schools. The number of students who have been accepted to Punahou and Iolani from MCS in the past few years has been less than 30%, and I think this is a testament to that. What I can say is that the academic level of Punahou and Iolani today is different from that of Punahou and Iolani more than 5 years ago, or maybe the academic level of MCS has dropped. It could be both. Since Punahou has gone up 5% SSAT in the last 3 years. We are planning to try again narrowly （ high school entry ） which only takes a few students because my kids are not satisfied with their current school. By the way, when I took the exam in 6th grade, the whole class had tutors and went to cram school. The school said that it was unnecessary ！, but if I didn't have a tutor, I wouldn't have been able to pass any of the entrance examinations.

• これからプリ
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 16:49
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We have been fortunate enough to be able to attend MCS pre in August and are now considering whether to send our child to MCS. This year, it seems that all applicants were able to apply for pre, because we contacted them in early March, just before the acceptance announcement, rather than after the application deadline, and they told us that they would send out First Round notices but that there were still spots available and that they would accept our application if we submitted one. ！ We are also wondering whether Central Union, St. Clements, or MCS would be better for us to attend Punahou from Kinder. We have paid the deposit for all three schools, so we are keeping all three. The reason why I applied to MCS in March is because I thought that even if I fail the Kinder exam because of Elementary.................... I thought that even if I failed the Kinder test, I would still be able to go to Punahou, but it looks like my chances of going to Punahou are slim. Thank you all for the useful information to consider.

• JJ
• 2026/05/06 (Wed) 23:11
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It is quite comfortable compared to Japan.
It is not too humid and you will not get heat stroke like in Japan.
It is not too dry like the mainland and not humid like Japan.

It depends on where you live in Hawaii and what kind of building you live in, but
Even in May, the mornings and evenings are cool and comfortable.
In summer in Japan, you cannot go out without a handkerchief, but in Hawaii, you can go out without a handkerchief.

• 四季
• 2026/05/07 (Thu) 16:39
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I heard that in the old days, you didn't need air conditioning in Waikiki condos facing Diamond Head. I wonder if it was as cool in recent summers as it used to be ？.

• ナツコ
• 2026/05/10 (Sun) 04:59
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You don't even need air conditioning in the summer.

• Yumi
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 13:41
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We are on a high floor in the Ala Moana/Ward area and it is so breezy and cold at night that I still sleep with the windows closed.
I have lived here for 8 years and not once have I needed an air conditioner or a fan.
The location of the house （ Is it a dense condo where you can see the whole neighborhood around you ） or is the room facing east or west （ I heard that on the west side, it is hot in the summer even after 9 pm due to the sunset sun ）, I think it depends on the floor of the room.

• 山ちゃん
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 15:00
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I went to Iolani's orientation for successful applicants last week. There were definitely over 100 people there.
It was not a warm welcome orientation.
The kids were separated and put in classrooms and the parents were left to watch on their own, much to the confusion of many parents.
The new building is also a café area, which is not necessary for children to learn.
Anyway, the atmosphere was not friendly and welcoming. It was a shame. We declined yesterday and will send our daughter to another school.
Punahou and Iolani are by far the top two schools, but the atmosphere is completely different, so you have to choose which one suits your child best. I think you should also make a decision based on your intuition after visiting the schools, as I did.
Punahou and Iolani are both excellent schools.

• どちらでも
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 16:33
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Does Mr. ABC have a big child attending Iolani?
Both Iolani and Punahou are great schools. I just don't think you should choose a school just for the college. Especially this topi is a kinder exam.
Especially in this topic, you are taking the Kinder exam, what you want from the school, how you want your child to grow up, what is the educational policy ？ etc.
When you think about which school is more important for your child as a parent as an environment where your child will grow up, the difference between Iolani and Punahou is obvious
so it depends on your child's personality and what you want to value as a parent. It depends on your child's personality and what you want to raise your child with as a parent.
We chose Punahou because it is a very good school for our children, and we are very happy with the quality of education. We have no regrets about choosing Punahou because of the long school life from Kinder and the educational policy and atmosphere of the school.
I think that it is important to think about how you want your child to grow up as a parent so that there are no regrets in your child's life, and that student life is not just about getting into a university.
Both Punahou and Iolani are full of pretty smart kids and both are top schools ！.

• ABC
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 19:56
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I totally agree with Mr. Either.
Your opinion still makes me want to choose Punahou.

• ミッキーマウス
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 21:37
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I am the one who commented the other day.
I was accepted to Iolani Kinder and went to the Celebration event, but I had the exact same impression as No.154 Yama-chan, that it was a dark event. Other parents of my child's preschool also expressed the same opinion. We were in agreement, so we decided to decline and clicked the "decline" button.

No.155 I agree with either way and have decided to wait for the day when we can enter Punahou. I am 100% dependent on how I want my child to grow up, the help of the school and the educational policies of the school. I was impressed with Punahou's educational policy of teaching and educating children well in Emotional Management, developing social and communication skills, and giving them many opportunities for public speaking to build a foundation for presentation, rather than relying on counselors, so this time I decided to I was not selected as an alternate, but I would like to give it another try. Iolani's rigorous, school- and counselor-driven, conducive education was not my idea of a good fit. I know it is rude to say this after taking the test …, but
I am of the opinion that Punahou was the best choice for my child ！ I think there are many children for whom Iolani's educational policy would be a good fit. It will be a long few years until the next exam opening.

• sakura
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 13:35
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I received an alternate to Iolani, but declined. I took both of the top 2 schools and was hoping to get into either one ！, but after thinking about it after the alternates came in, I realized that I was not ！ in either one. I am sure the same is true for those commenting above. Iolani alternates, my daughter's class, 9 alternates out of a class of 18, and 6 have already been moved up this week. It seems that many of those who were accepted have gone to Punahou. Punahou was not even an alternate, so we will retake the test in 4 years. It's a long road, but I think I have to give it my best so that I don't get sick of studying.

• Gardena90247
• 2026/04/30 (Thu) 17:00
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Ryokoの宣伝が今一番目につきますが、、、これ利用されている人居る？

• G
• 2026/05/10 (Sun) 18:47
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How much is your home internet now, how much is your outgoing internet bill （ how much is the Wifi Hot Spot on your phone ？ ） and how much are you spending per month on communication?
How much do you consider expensive and how much data do you use per month, etc.
It would be difficult to answer without at least this information.

I personally consider Verizon's portable Wi-Fi to be highly reliable, and I can use up to 150GB per month for $ 80, but
if you watch videos, etc., it would be unrealistic to use this as your home Internet connection.

• Gardena90247
• 2026/05/12 (Tue) 14:08
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Thank you.
I use Spectrum and pay $135/month
I wonder what the service is like for seniors ？
There is a huge low-cost service, but it is nowhere near reliable.

• T.S
• 2026/05/13 (Wed) 10:50
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If you are using Spectrum and paying $135/month, you might want to consider T-mobile ？ At my house, it costs $50/month and the internet speed is 500mbps^(depending on where you live ） Installation is also very easy

• Gardena90247
• 2026/05/13 (Wed) 14:21
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Thank you very much.
I contacted T-mobile to sign up, no hassle, ＄ they said 60 is the best.
thank you so much $75 monthly savings 。。。。

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/03/24 (Tue) 20:38
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Have you ever had "homesickness （ homesickness ）" when you first arrived here from Japan?

I did. My first time in the U.S. was in the City of New York, where I stayed at the apartment of an older colleague who had come before me. Naturally, I could speak Japanese 24 hours a day, so I felt totally at ease, but I could not stay there for long, so I asked him to choose a suitable rental room from the Rent Room section in the Classified Section of the New York Times or some other local newspaper, and I called him and asked him to show me the room. I called him and asked him to show me the room at that location.

Continued..,

• シックハウス
• 2026/04/09 (Thu) 18:50
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#1063

I don't understand the connection between rented rooms and homesickness. When you went to see the room, did you suffer from sick building syndrome and became homesick due to mental shock? Did you make the branch manager or senior staff responsible for causing the problem?

• 倍金萬です
• 2026/04/11 (Sat) 12:01
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＞ I don't understand the connection between renting a room and homesickness

Sorry, I didn't explain myself well enough.

I started working as an expatriate in an office in New York City, my first foreign country, and I was living in the apartment of a senior Japanese expatriate. Therefore, there were Japanese people around me 24 hours a day, and of course we spoke in Japanese.

After that, I found an apartment for rent near Broadway/104th St. in Uptown New York and moved there. The landlord was a Latino-like grandmother, and of course I could only communicate in English.

On holidays, from my window, I can only see the windows of a similar old apartment building across the street that is 10 or more stories tall. I didn't have anything better to do on my day off, so I just sat around and didn't look at the windows of the apartment across the street, and I felt homesick, as if I had never felt like this in Japan.

I couldn't stay in my room and just sat around, so I went outside and walked east to the north end of the famous Central Park. I walked outside to the east and entered the north end of the famous Central Park. This area is the location of the famous movie/musical West Side Story (1961 film). My office staff told me to be careful because there are street gangs roaming around there, but I didn't get into any danger because I only explored that area in the middle of the day.

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/05/01 (Fri) 14:14
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Since this is a cate of the elderly, I will tell you a story about when I was in junior high school.

My memory is not so clear anymore, but when I was in junior high school, we had a class called "movie appreciation". I think it was about 70 years ago.

The movie the teacher chose at that time was titled *"The Ten Commandments" （. The two classes got together to see that movie, and walked in droves to a movie theater in town that specialized in foreign films. Those were the days of "give birth and multiply," and there were up to six classes of 40 or so students in one class.

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%81%E6%88%92_%28%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%29

Thinking back on it now, it was a movie that was the root of the "West," but back then I didn't understand it at all. But I still remember that someone was The only thing I still remember is the scene where someone prays and the sea breaks apart and becomes a narrow dirt road.

• Gardena90247
• 2026/05/12 (Tue) 14:35
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Before the Corona fiasco, I used to take free bus tours to casinos,
comp hotels, and spend most weekends playing golf for a senior fee.
The participants were of all races and ages, and it was quite enjoyable, but
now, ？ for some reason, the free bus trips seem to have disappeared.
Going to the local senior center is not very interesting.
I wonder if there is some place where the elderly can spend their time in peace ？ ？ ？
Every week, my wifey takes me to Pasadena for ballroom dancing, and I spend my waiting time in the park.
This is pretty good without spending money ！ If you ask Are you Alone? in rapid succession, you'll run into quite a few beautiful women. 、、、、、

• 2026Tax
• 2026/05/12 (Tue) 13:02
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FICA Tax is 15.3% and is calculated and paid on Tax Return.

If you are an Independent Contractor, you will pay W-9 instead of W8Ben.
Income Tax is not withheld, so you pay the following rate, （ maybe 10% ） on Tax Return, depending on your annual income.
https://www.irs.gov/filing/federal-income-tax-rates-and-brackets

OPT is exempt from FICA Tax, so you can get a Refund if your W-2 was withheld. However, it is difficult to explain to the IRS that you are not paying FICA because you are an OPT but an Independent Contractor ） who performs work without the direction of an employer, which is inconsistent.　It is best to hire them as employees.

• Moving
• 2026/05/06 (Wed) 11:13
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The house was done by Weekend service.

Backstory.　If you go to Town Guide and put in moving or Moving and search for it, you will get unrelated businesses.
Once I put this site in English and search for Moving, lots of movers come up.
Some unrelated ones also come up.　I will return to the Japanese version as it is.

• #5
• 2026/05/06 (Wed) 13:45
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In case you are wondering, I have no idea what the difference is between Town Guide, Machikado Hot List and Living Supporters.
If you know, please tell me.
I wanted to find a realtor, but I didn't know where and how to search.

＃ I tried 4's trick, but it was like, hmmm ～. Sweat.

• モーニング
• 2026/05/06 (Wed) 21:51
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After all, moving is Japanese-American ！.

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• mail
• 2026/05/10 (Sun) 12:12
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#2Choco

What did you like about it ？?

• 春はあけぼの
• 2026/05/11 (Mon) 19:38
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Green and red are the symbolic colors of Fukuyama Express

• .
• 2026/04/26 (Sun) 22:10
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Nah, you don't ！.

• nori
• 2026/05/11 (Mon) 03:24
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I only use ， Gade na,, soul sauna,
male, but,