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• 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
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• ハイビスカス
• 2025/08/06 (Wed) 13:21
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Thank you for your answer, mahalo ！
Your children have always lived an English-centered life ！
It is important that they are motivated to learn Japanese and to study. I know this is off topic from the first topic, but thank you very much for reading.

• class23の母
• 2025/08/06 (Wed) 13:33
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I am the mother of a child who graduated from Punahou in Class 23.
We also had our child attend another private elementary school and started at Punahou in 7th grade.
As others have said, the genuine Punahou kids from Kinder were outstanding in both family wealth and academic ability.
My son also started in the middle and tried his best, but Punahou was very competitive and could not keep up with the Punahou kids academically. Now I think it is important to have a "foundation" from early childhood.

As for universities, most of the famous universities in the Mainland, such as the Ivy League, have many students from Kinder going there. The reason is largely economic. The annual tuition at Ivy, a famous school on the East Coast, is over 10 million Japanese yen, and over 40 million yen for 4 years, plus living, living, and social expenses. It is not very much, but only wealthy and rich families can afford to send their children to Ivy School. Since many Kinder families are doctors, many of their children will go to medical school afterwards, so they must be very rich.

The reason why many students go to college in UH and California is because California and Washington State have residency discounts that are available to people from Hawaii.
Most of my kids' friends who started at Middle also went to those eligible colleges. Some of the gifted and prodigious kids got scholarships and went to Ivies, but it's rare. Some kids have no choice but to choose UH for financial reasons.
I have heard that Iolani School is now 90% Asian, and as a result, more students go to UH than to Punahou for economic reasons.
UH is not ranked as a university, but it is a good place to study, and some kids who go to medical school afterwards choose to go to college with a plan to lower their college costs and save for medical school, which can be very expensive. Also, Japanese, we also took Japanese in Punahou and are able to read and write Kanji to some extent. Conversation is fine.
I think that individual motivation makes a big difference in both university entrance and Japanese language.
But I can clearly say that the Punahou education was very respectful of the individual, gave them confidence, and taught and nurtured their communication skills and emotional management ！ They were taught at a very high level in their studies, and were given diverse experiences in music, technology, art, sports, and more, Punahou has taught me to study at a very high level, to experience music, technology, art, sports, and many other things, but it has also nurtured my fundamentals as a human being. I have nothing but gratitude for Punahou. If I could go back in time, I would have saved up a lot of money when I was younger to send my children to Punahou from Kinder ！.

• 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.

• 倍金萬
• 2025/05/21 (Wed) 13:07
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Is this what you call an electric hair removal machine?

Alexandrite Laser hair removal machines

Please google the above English text. This would be like putting one of your shoes in a travel bag.

Maybe, the voltage difference between 100V (J) and 120V (US) can be ignored.
However, if it is a 120V product, it might work a little slower in Japan. It is a little.

I checked amazon, there are many manufacturers.

• 毛毛毛
• 2025/05/22 (Thu) 09:54
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Sorry, I was going to delete the topic because there were no responses, but I couldn't get it to go away.

I'm thinking of buying an epilator called Ulike. I'm in disbelief because I haven't received any response to my inquiries from Ulike in either Japan or the US, but with Amazon, it's https://a.co/d/alCYhV7です.

I think it would be a good idea to buy it over here and bring it to Japan, but I really want to keep it to only children's textbooks to bring back home. I don't think there is any mention of voltage, but maybe I am just not good at reading.

• .倍金萬
• 2025/08/17 (Sun) 20:18
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Mao Mao,

＞ Buy it here and bring it to Japan

Voltage in Japanese homes ： 100 Volt: East Japan ： 50 hz West Japan ： 60 hz

Local ： 120 (110) Volt: 60 hz

The demonstration video on Amazon.com shows a thin white cord leading to the main unit. This means that the AC outlet (120VAC) on the wall of the room is dropped to about 12VAC (or rectified to 12VDC), a low voltage to avoid electric shock, through a small transformer. In other words, even if you pick up and hold the main unit once it is immersed in water at worst, it should be designed so that you will not get electric shock.

Therefore, it can be used with either 100 volts in Japan or 110V ～ 120V in our area without any problem. If by any chance you are electrocuted by using this device, please pass the funeral expenses on to me. :)

• だじゃればなし
• 2025/06/04 (Wed) 20:56
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Really, rents in Los Angeles have been rising year after year ！ Looking at 2025 rent prices, for example, a one-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica is priced at about $3,250, in Koreatown about $2,500, and in Torrance about $2,300. There are considerable differences by area, but the overall trend seems to be one of rising prices. If rents continue to rise at this rate, it will become increasingly difficult to choose where to live …. What area do you live in and how much is your rent ？ Also, are many of you considering sharing a room to save money ？?

• socal777
• mail
• 2025/06/05 (Thu) 10:34
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Property prices （ on Zillow and other places ） are rising quite a bit right now, but many of you have been living in your current places for a long time ？ and are getting much cheaper rents thanks to rent control. I mean, moving now would be quite expensive,...

• ふしぎなTorrancee
• 2025/06/05 (Thu) 16:52
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Certainly, the rental market in Torrance is quite inflated, with sites such as Zillow showing current rental prices in the $ 2,100 to $ 4,800 range, especially for larger properties and in popular areas.

In many cases, those who live in properties where rent control is applied are able to pay relatively low rents, but if they were to move to a new place, they would have to pay rent in line with current market prices, which would be a big burden.

• UZAI
• 2025/06/05 (Thu) 20:02
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For more information on future market trends, we recommend checking the latest rental information ！ How do you feel about your current rent ？ too high ？ or still acceptable ？.

• Ｙｅｌｌｏｗｂａｓｅ
• 2025/06/06 (Fri) 09:37
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For families, you need a room for the kids...for teenager boys and girls, they can't share a room
3BD must...the more bedrooms you have, the more the rent goes up....

• Unicorn
• 2025/08/12 (Tue) 02:36
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Can't you just tell the house that you can't eat it and say no ？?

• FT
• 2025/08/12 (Tue) 09:06
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As Unicorn said, if you can't say no to your family, there is a community-based group called Buy Nothing Hawaii where you can donate canned goods.

• 名無し
• 2025/08/14 (Thu) 13:18
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McCully, there is a food donation container at Oliver Baptist Church, but
it looks like you can only drop it off on Sundays during services.

Please contact Oliver Baptist Church.

You should not refuse. It is a favor, and if you refuse, there will be bad rumors.

• Pom
• 2025/08/13 (Wed) 20:02
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Have you just moved to Hawaii ？ There are free activities at state managed parks and pools ！
Just next week at 5pm is when the Fall program starts rolling, and the popular ones will be on waitinglist if they don't roll soon.
The website will be updated with the latest information. Website is pros.hnl.info.
I don't think there is one in Waikiki. The closest is McCully or Kaimuki ？.

• Pom
• 2025/08/13 (Wed) 20:12
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I added a few explanations that were a little lacking.
Open the Website, select Your Parks and choose View Activities.
There are many parks, but not all of them have activities.
This may be a little confusing, so if you have any questions, please post them again before the enrollment starts.

• Martha57
• 2025/08/06 (Wed) 08:43
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After the photos are taken and stored on the phone, can the album be thrown away directly into a regular trash bin?

• 📷️
• 2025/08/06 (Wed) 17:55
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I have removed the photos as cleanly as possible and saved them in case you want to see them. It certainly tears well.
I threw away the album because it was bulky. I put it in the trash as usual. It is the same as throwing away books.

• Martha57
• 2025/08/08 (Fri) 09:47
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Thank you very much.

• 倍金萬
• 2025/08/08 (Fri) 10:33
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I still have the photo album I got when I graduated from elementary school.

This was the era of black and white photos, of course, including junior high school ones. Oh no, I miss them all.

A little before the baby boom, but there were many students in one class ！

About 60 students.

All of them were born a year before the end of the war, but there were very few classrooms.

My father was drafted into the army, but his family was rich and he had a car license, which was rare in those days, or

he was assigned to the automobile corps in Japan. Thus, it seems that he was not likely to die in the open.

And I am still alive here in the farthest land. I am in good health.

Though I am getting dim.

• Dee
• 2025/08/08 (Fri) 11:27
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Google PhotoScan
Mucrosoft Lens

• Pooh
• 2025/08/06 (Wed) 17:42
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Since RealID was created this year, I don't think you can use kamaaina from two different states. But you can look at the government website and inquire if it's not possible.

• kamanaina
• 2025/08/06 (Wed) 17:57
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I tried the same thing in June as I was on summer vacation and visiting another house in Hawaii from Seattle, but to no avail.
I was clearly told that the kamaaina discount is only for Hawaii residents and not for people from other countries or states.
I was also told that the most recent proof of residence document is not acceptable, and that they have become even stricter this year.

• ニューヨーカー
• 2025/08/13 (Wed) 18:48
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#4 kamanaina

I also have a vacation home in Hawaii and my residence is in NY.
My driver's license is still in NY, but I recently obtained a Hawaii ID because it is convenient.

If you have a vacation home, you can easily get proof of residency ？ ？ ？
There are plenty of documents to show HOA fees, property taxes, utilities, internet, etc. ？ ？ ？ Or maybe there is no payment in your name at all. ？

It is difficult to get an ID without a statement in your name even if you are a Hawaii resident, as is the case everywhere in the US.

• こーの字
• 2025/08/13 (Wed) 19:23
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Since you said it was other than a driver's license, the State ID information is below.
#6 New Yorker may have obtained it here.
You can check the required documents yourself.
There is also Limited Purpose State Identification which cannot be used as Real ID.
This may be enough for the Kamaaina discount
https://www.honolulu.gov/csd/state-id/

• ニューヨーカー
• 2025/08/14 (Thu) 05:00
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#7 Koji

You are right. You can only get just State ID.
You cannot get a double ID because you already have a Real ID for your NY driver's license.

If you don't live in Hawaii and own a vacation home, property tax is also very expensive.
I pay a lot of tax to Hawaii, so it's natural to get at least State ID.

• dobon
• 2025/03/25 (Tue) 22:12
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I usually make money
I wonder what will happen with Trump
We need to be careful
Times when the dollar could be a piece of paper

• dobon
• 2025/03/25 (Tue) 22:17
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The US is in no condition to pay its own debt
I guess they are after the assets Japan has.

• dobon
• 2025/03/27 (Thu) 23:37
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What the US is most afraid of is
Japan leading Asia.

• タパテオ
• 2025/03/28 (Fri) 04:21
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I see that you all are building various assets ～ I am learning a lot
What sources do you use to make informed decisions when buying stocks and cryptos ？
There is so much information on social networking sites and youtube.
Please let us know.

• タパテオ
• 2025/03/28 (Fri) 04:29
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The US has to pay back a quarter of its national debt （ in the next 6 months, and the amount is so huge that it can't pay it
so it has to borrow again
so it wants to borrow again when interest rates are a little lower and Trump is doing all kinds of things to slow down the economy. is slowing down the economy by imposing tariffs and other measures. One economic analyst said.