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• 昔は…
• 2026/01/09 (Fri) 23:54
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I used to pass Punahou and Iolani 90% of the time …
I say used to be until about 5 years ago.
My daughter went to another pre and failed the Punahou and Iolani kinder exams and got into MCS kinder. …

The facilities are so low level for a school facility that it could be said that there is nothing there.
It was certainly an elementary school full of brothers and sisters. lol
However, when my daughter was there, the academic side was highly rated and most of the kids went to Punahou from the middle. …

Now Elementary has a new teacher and the number of teachers and students is much smaller. The number of elementary students is probably half of what it was seven years ago. There seems to be a lot of preschoolers.
Academically, it's not so good. They used to announce how many students applied to each school and how many were accepted, but three years ago, they stopped disclosing this information. The reason why it can no longer be made public is because of declining results, right?

I don't want to speak ill of the school, as it is my daughter's alma mater, but I don't think Montessori education applies to Elementary at all. The multi-age classes and three grades together are completely disregarded in terms of academic level.
Academic levels are noticeably worse than they were seven years ago.

• Can
• 2026/01/12 (Mon) 10:19
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I used to send my children to a preschool 6 years ago in Corona. It seems that preschools are still very popular.
The reason is, like you, that the number of students is too small and it is important for children to learn a lot from their friends who are the first generation. The reasons are the same as yours, too few students, only 8 students in the same grade at the most important time for children to learn a lot from their friendships, and too few facilities for several years of elementary school.
Many students from MCS go to public kinder and elementary schools. ！ Conversely, few students from MCS preschool and kinder go to Punahou and Iolani.
Six years ago, MCS Preschool was very good.

• ミドル
• Yesterday 15:14
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Let me take a flight. I think I will go to another school since there is no Montessori from Middle, but I heard from an MCS student that only 3 of the 9 graduates from 2025 were accepted to Punahou. I wonder what the difference is, the website says 78% from Middle to Punahou, while only 30% were accepted in 2025.
What is the actual situation?

• MCSに通わせてました
• Yesterday 16:07
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Now MCS has not passed 78% of the Punahou.
The pass rate has been slowly declining for the past few years and finally last year there were 3 students.
The 78% is listed for the past 5 years, but it is not an accurate percentage because the school stopped publishing it after the pass rate started dropping. Now only 30%~40% are passing.

• ミドル
• Yesterday 17:43
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＃ Thank you, 48.
I still think 78% is strange. I thought it was strange because they stopped announcing it on their website and the percentage didn't change even though only 3 out of 9 students were accepted. 30%? I was wondering if I should send my daughter to Pre, but I will consider it ！ Thank you for the accurate information.

• イオラニかプナホウか
• 2025/11/10 (Mon) 11:35
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Iolani finally got under 400 students
As someone who will be taking the test next year, I'm glad to see that the ratio has decreased.
Punahou is my first choice, but if I get in, I am hoping that both schools are good.
I know that Punahou and Iolahou have the same available birthdays from this year.
Iolani seems to have 40 people and waitlists, so I have high hopes ！

Even so, 693 people at Punahou was a surprise, and I applaud the kids who got in ！ I thought 550 people failed, which is horrible … almost everyone failed.

The kids who got both Punahou and Iolani are … well, they are geniuses ！

• Zoo
• 2025/11/10 (Mon) 12:10
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＃ 127 Puna
Punahou had a "June - August" birthday set long before last year. My son is a 3rd grader now, and he already had the same birthday set at that time.
Iolani has been adjusting to Punahou since this year.
I was lucky that the number of examinees was reduced due to the Korona disaster when my son was there ！ but the number of examinees was over 500.
My younger daughter took the Kinder exam last year, and I remember being surprised on the day of the group exam by the surprisingly large number of people who took the exam.
As a result, it was a fierce battle of 693 applicants, and we thought we might do well since our oldest son is already in Punahou, but unfortunately
our oldest daughter didn't even make the wait list. It's a harsh reality!

• 激戦キンダーお受験
• 2025/11/13 (Thu) 12:58
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We were able to confirm last year's Kinder exam details for your reference ！

Punahou had 150 successful applicants, 20 waitlisted, and 693 examinees.
Iolani had 96 successful candidates, 40 waitlisted, and 403 examinees.

These numbers are from last year's Kindergarten （ Kindergarten ） entrance exam. Acceptance ・ information that was officially shared with waitlist families and is a reliable number （ The number of waitlisted students was also included in the waitlist notification email ）.

Including waitlist numbers ：
• Punahou ： 150 + 20 = 170 total slots
• Iolani ： 96 + 40 = 136 total slots

Recruitment Although the number of slots themselves is not significantly different, Punahou has a much higher number of applicants, which means that the acceptance rate is lower and competition is more intense.

Last year, Punahou passed 4 students from the waitlist and Iolani passed 16 students from the waitlist.
Both schools had very competitive admissions.

• お受験戦争
• 2025/12/03 (Wed) 14:56
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I went to the Iolani group exam the other day. I was told that there were still less than 400 people taking the exam and that last year about 20 people were moved up from the waitlist.
When my older son took the exam last year, he said that only about 10 waitlisted students were moved up each year, so
the child who started attending Kinder this August, who passed both Punahou and Iolani, had a much higher percentage of Punahou choices. The Iolani admissions people were truly surprised that there were less than 400 test takers and
that there were 20 advanced admissions. Was the Iolani boom over after about 2 years? Also, as others have mentioned, the 90% Asian race rate was not a lie. Probably 70% Chinese （ Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong ） and 20-25% Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino. For your information.

• キンダー受験
• 2026/01/14 (Wed) 11:12
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We also took the Kinder exam last year. We sent our child to a preschool where they were told they had a good chance of getting into Punahou Iolani Kinder.
I did it with a tutor for a year and a half, but neither Punahou nor Iolani was able to make the alternate list. I was very depressed, but from there I started looking for a private school that would accept me. After being rejected from Punahou and Iolani, I contacted HBA and Merinole and was told that both schools had finished announcing their acceptances but had openings, so I went to see the schools.
Kinder, Punahou and Iolani are the only top 2 schools that are competitive. There are many schools that you can get into after Punahou and Iolani are announced. To be honest, I was surprised.
I was disappointed with the results of the Kinder exam, but the one year experience was a great experience for me and my child to work towards a goal together for the first time. We decided not to go to HBA or Merinol, but to go to Public, and we will continue to work together with our child for the 4th exam.
If Punahou had 550 applicants who didn't get into Kinder, I'm convinced that it's too narrow a field for us. I know the pressure is on, but I just want my child to go to the school he wants to go to.

• あけましておめでとう
• 2026/01/03 (Sat) 18:46
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We also easily got into HBA from the middle school.
Elementary was Wai'alae, so I was not a very good student, but I could easily get in from Wai'alae without any tutoring or cramming. But HBA, Merinole, and St. Louis are almost impossible to fail if you only submit an application. Don't worry.

• あけましておめでとう
• 2026/01/03 (Sat) 23:11
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As an addendum, Montessori Community School also admits anyone from Kinder. It is said that every year about 20-30 students are accepted from Kinder, but only one is admitted or not.
Currently, the school said that there are not 10 students per grade level. Moreover, they divide the under 10 students into two classes, so there are less than 5 students in the same grade. I declined because the number of students is too small for my child's education, academic competitiveness, and non-academic nurturing environment, but Kinder and Elementary are one of the schools that you can get into if you apply. Pre is very popular and seems to be hard to get into.

• Coffee talk
• 2026/01/07 (Wed) 01:04
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Last year my son was accepted to a Montessori community school, Kinder. About 13 people from my son's pre took the test and all were accepted, but none of them were admitted. The reason is still the facilities in the school building are almost nothing. There is no library, no music, no art, not even a schoolyard, and the place to do PE is in a small concrete space ？ parking ？. The public facilities are better than the private ones and the school is not worth paying for the private ones.
I think that's why the number of students is quite small. …
They claim to be multi-age, but I heard from a parent of a 3rd grader who lives in the same townhouse that unless they are multi-age, there are only 7 students in each grade, and they are all elementary students with siblings.
I heard that until around the time of the Corona Disaster, the percentage of students who passed Punahouiolani was 80%, but in the last few years, the school stopped announcing the number of students who passed Punahouiolani because of the decline in academic performance, with only 2 or 3 students passing Punahouiolani.
He said that has had quite an impact on the school, and that the facilities, coupled with the public and below, have made it a school where everyone from Kinder is accepted.
We turned down both HBA and Montessori and went with another private. You should do a lot of solid research ！

• ベル
• 2026/01/08 (Thu) 13:09
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Monte I see it's like that
Preschool seems to be very popular, but surely not having a schoolyard is critical for elementary school students, or even an indispensable place. The same goes for libraries and music rooms. Lots of things essential to childhood education are lacking as facilities.
Why is Monte's preschool so popular?

As for HBA, my brother is a graduate of HBA, and it is just about the Hawaii average in terms of academics, nothing too good, nothing too bad. My brother told me that many families have lived in Hawaii for a long time.

• キンダー受験
• 2026/01/14 (Wed) 10:50
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We also took the Kinder exam two years ago.
I was a tutor for a year, but I did not get into Punahou or Iolani, even though I was an alternate. We also contacted HBA after we were rejected from Punahou and Iolani and were told that there were openings and we could enroll. I went to see the school and found it to have a unique atmosphere. I was told that the same was true for Merinol and that I could get in right away.
For Kinder, only the top two schools, Punahou and Iolani, are competitive, and the others are always recruiting. There are many schools where you can get in after the announcement of Punahou and Iolani acceptance without any rush. I was surprised.
I was disappointed with the results of the Kinder exam, but the one year experience was a great experience for me and my child to work towards a goal together for the first time. We did not get into HBA or Merinol, but Public, and we will be working hard together again for the 4th exam.

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/03 (Sat) 11:17
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As shown in the video #4531, Shikoku consists of four countries, and

it is said that those who go around Shikoku on a pilgrimage do so with the following mind.

In fact, as I approached the final destination, 88th Okuboji Temple, on foot, my eyes were burning.

Awa is the "Dojo of Hosshin" where one's will for ascetic practice is solidified,

Tosa is the "Dojo of Shugyo" where one faces oneself and struggles,

Iyo is the "Dojo of Bosatsu" where one is freed from hesitation,

Sanuki is the "Dojo of Nirvana" where one attains enlightenment after fulfilling a vow.


I am a Mushinist myself, although I speak passionately about the "pilgrimage" to the Buddhist temples in Shikoku.
To put it bluntly, I am a cunning person who is trying to "get the best of" the "teachings" of Buddhism and Christianity.

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/04 (Sun) 14:23
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I haven't made any plans for my trip to Japan yet, but for reference

4/6/2026 ～ 4/16/2026 I searched ANA's website and found the following numbers

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class is economy, round trip between LAX ⇔ HND. The result was

Dollars $ 1,812.03 in today's Yen ￥ 284,000.

I was there last year at the same time and the fare was $ 1,550 I think.

I think LAX - NRT is a little bit cheaper, but it is too far from the city center.

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/11 (Sun) 16:48
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Pilgrimage to 88 Pilgrimage Routes in Shikoku : HENRO ｜ Shikoku Pilgrimage （ Shikoku Island, Japan ）

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bRNh1_Ch-8

9 hours and 30 minutes long YouTube video.

No narration. It looks like it was shot in the spring and shows beautiful cherry blossoms in various locations.
We can hardly see cherry blossoms in this area, so we are viewing cherry blossoms at the same time as the Shikoku pilgrimage.

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/12 (Mon) 18:22
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Flying After 70? NEW 2026 Airport Rules Are DENYING Seniors at the Gate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE6hp88ml2Q

This 70 ？

I'll be 81 this summer. Also, I don't plan to fly US domestic for now.

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/12 (Mon) 19:38
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Important Dual Citizenship Alert

January 2026 Law Update

What You Must Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=zbUltQVD28Q

There will be major legal changes this year for dual citizenship, including Canada.

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/08 (Thu) 09:25
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I opened this cathegory to write something on aging-related matters while I was blabbering on, but nothing came up.

I'm going to the fitness club again today to exercise, and then I'm going to go back and walk around the neighborhood for about an hour

. Plans are plans, not necessarily execution.

Well, it's a nice day so I will walk.

Come to think of it, I bought a soprano sax when I was young, but I haven't played it recently.

This is also a good way of preventing blur.

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/08 (Thu) 18:11
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The soprano saxophone is an instrument with a range similar to that of the woodwind clarinet, but

for some reason, it doesn't give me the feeling I get when I play the songs I hear all the time on the clarinet.

The soprano saxophone is most brilliant in the Latin music bands that took the world by storm

around the hit songs by the Perez Prado band.

♪ A Love Story ♪, a big hit in Japan, and ♪ Estrellita ♪.

I used to hear these songs on the radio hit parade when I was in high school.

Hmmm, there are many more hit songs that I remember from those days.

I'll list them all next time...

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/09 (Fri) 22:47
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An old popular song with soprano saxophone.

Careless Whisper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXZvDVleDrc&list=RDaXZvDVleDrc&start_radio=1

• .倍金萬
• 2026/01/10 (Sat) 16:47
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I looked up when the song Careless Whisper hit and it was 1984.

That means I was 40 years old.

The singer is George Michael. Both of them are not my last name.

I miss this song very much, but was this song popular in Japan ？?

• 危うし日本
• 2026/01/10 (Sat) 17:05
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George ・ Michael was a kind-hearted man.

He had many behavioral problems, but he was also very charitable,
volunteering for the homeless, donating to infertility patients,
inviting nurses to his gigs, and
giving a debt-stricken nursing student waitress a £5,000 tip. He has also given £5,000 tips to a debt-stricken nursing student waitress.

Royalties from his still popular "Last ・ Christmas" were donated entirely to Ethiopian hunger,
and donations to several charities have continued after his death.

• あんな
• 2026/01/05 (Mon) 23:24
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There are a lot of travel YouTubers out there.
There are also a lot of people who go to places that are not listed in travel guides.
It's not about making money, but it's good if you enjoy yourself.
Only a handful of travel YouTubers who post high quality videos can make money.
I hate traveling, but I really like watching videos of someone traveling.
But there are only 1-2 YouTubers whose videos I watch on a regular basis.
The rest have become boring and I've unsubscribed from more and more channels.

• サイトウ
• 2026/01/06 (Tue) 10:05
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Thank you for writing, Ana-san.
I will not read any nasty comments, and I will take a video and enjoy it by myself.

• からり
• 2026/01/07 (Wed) 14:31
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Mr. Saito, why don't you just keep your original intention? You can just ignore the rice that you don't like. I think there are many people who would be happy with fun information.

• サイトウ
• 2026/01/07 (Wed) 14:49
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Thank you for your message, Karari, but I haven't given up completely yet because it looks like I can do it with just one iPhone. I'm going to do a little preparation and do a test distribution when it gets warmer. Thank you very much.

• あんな
• 2026/01/07 (Wed) 21:43
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There are many people who have done nothing wrong but come to me and make terribly harsh comments on my videos.
If you can ignore those comments and are mentally strong, posting videos is a good idea.
Many people have had their mental health hit by the internet, and a few months ago, one of my favorite travel YouTubers was in an uproar, so please be really careful...
Have fun!

• あられちゃん
• 2025/12/22 (Mon) 22:14
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↑
The person posting that post is mistaken about the USPS people using taxpayer money for something that is not FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, and maybe Amazon delivers to 7-11
boxes or PHYSICAL ADDRESS, and the post office PO
box will not accept it. I don't think I'd accept it in a Box. BTW, UPS/FEDEX should not deliver to USPS PO boxes either.

• ななしのごんべい
• 2025/12/26 (Fri) 14:26
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No driver brings a 20lb package and brings it back without leaving it for delivery.

• よくある話し
• 2025/12/29 (Mon) 08:22
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I was surprised when I ran to the bathroom at home because I couldn't stand to use the bathroom and it was dirtier than my own.

I remember a coworker of mine who was very clean and had a dirty car 😂

I also heard of a celebrity friend who bought a 5-bedroom condo in a luxury residential area.

• よくある話し
• 2026/01/03 (Sat) 15:53
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Remarried with children ？
Beware of money-grubbing

• LOL
• 2026/01/04 (Sun) 00:20
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I wonder why that celebrity lied so much lol, no shame when they find out ？.

• 更新なし
• 2025/12/20 (Sat) 21:21
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No renewal just means they didn't want to pay ？ How can someone who retains but refuses to pay be a citizen

I have a simple question.

• ウリちゃん
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 09:44
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It has been 40+ years. I wonder if the immigration officer at the
airport will have any distrust if the photo on the
card is different from the person in front of him who submitted it, even though it is a great thing that does not need to be renewed.

• GC
• mail
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 10:50
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I'm afraid I've lost the purpose of the response and the post.
As for the GC with no renewal, it is legal. You can check it on the Immigration website. So I have never had a problem with custom to enter from overseas including to/from Japan.

Double Kim Man, 70+, I agree with the part about the benefits of citizenship. A long time ago, citizenship was not a benefit and I was not particularly interested in it because I am not rich enough to vote, jury duty, and taxes at the multi-million level, but I honestly feel that the Trump administration's mandates regarding GC retention are a hassle ↪Lo_V162↩(sweat).

• ウリちゃん
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 12:10
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An "unexpired green card" is an older type of U.S. Permanent Resident Card issued before about 1989 （ I-551 ） that does not list an expiration date and is still valid in principle, but is highly recommended by the Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS ） to be updated with a
Form I-90 due to inconvenience in traveling and using certain services （ such as Global Entry Due to inconvenience when using Form I-90, it is strongly recommended by the USCIS （ USCIS ） that you update your card to the latest version with Form I-90.
If you do not update your card, you run the risk of longer identification times at the airport, card reading errors, and you may also need a Re-entry Permit （ Re-entry Permit ） for long-term stays abroad.

Are the passport photo and the 40+ year old Grin Card photo the same photo?

• GC
• 2025/12/21 (Sun) 18:06
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Uri,
Thank you again for your response. I would appreciate it if you could understand that my topic is not about GC without renewal, but about the future policy and its direction.

• メリー
• 2025/12/04 (Thu) 07:51
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It was 50 years ago and I don't remember the name.　Sorry ## I'm sorry I said I wouldn't go out with you because people have bad reputations. It was a love that was out of reach and I was stupid enough to give up on you as the bad guy. I will always remember you.

• ずるい
• 2025/12/04 (Thu) 14:57
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Topix, you say Confession, but you don't Confess to anything. You just apologized.