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Vivinavi Hawaii
Travel insurance when traveling internationally from Honolulu

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  • Waikiki
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  • 2025/02/19 13:54

Hi ！
We are planning to travel overseas （ outside of Japan ） in Spring Brake, and I was wondering if anyone has travel insurance
for travel from Hawaii ？
We have health insurance through HMSA from my husband's company. ？ ？ ？

I would appreciate it if you have any recommendations （ ） for insurance at the lowest price possible. Thank you in advance.

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#2
  • こーの字
  • 2025/02/19 (Wed) 15:49
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HMSA payments while traveling abroad can be found here.
https://hmsa.com/help-center/your-health-plan-benefits-outside-the-united-states/
https://hmsa.com/help-center/ accessing-care-outside-the-united-states/
It is inconvenient in terms of procedures, etc., but I believe it will cover a reasonable amount of medical expenses abroad.
So, you may want to first find out how much HMSA will cover you in the country you are staying in,
and then look for travel insurance.

I am currently a Kaiser, and my HMSA says that emergency medical expenses are covered,
and since I only travel to Japan, I am returning home without purchasing travel insurance.

By the way, when I had HMSA before, my and my family's experience in Japan was
- I remember that when I visited a small clinic for flu, the prescription medicine was not covered because it was not used in the US.
- A family member was hospitalized ・ for surgery, and by bringing in the statement from the hospital to HMSA, it was covered accordingly. It took a reasonable amount of time to get the refund because of the time required for translation and screening. If you only have HMSA insurance, you will have to pay the full amount of the hospital charges except for hospitals affiliated with Blue Cross Blue Card Shield, and then you will be reimbursed after HMSA's review.

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  • モンテスラ
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  • 2025/02/19 (Wed) 16:24
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If you pay in cash overseas and file a claim with HMSA after you return to Hawaii, you will get most of it back. I got about 85% back.

This may not be important, but
it is Spring Break, not Spring Brake.
Have a nice trip!

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#5
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  • 2025/02/19 (Wed) 20:15
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I always search on Travel insurance. com and go with the cheapest.
I have HMSA health insurance, but
I have had to cancel hotels before because of flight delays, and
my child had a fever at the last minute and had to make changes, so
per person $ I will take out 30

trip Cancellation of a trip $1,000
Trip interruption $1,250
Medical evacuation $100,000 per person
Emergency medical $50,000 per person （ Deductible $0 ）
Lost baggage $1,000 per person
Flight delay 4 hours or more $200
Death benefit None
↑ ↑
UK and Czech Republic with a friend, 2 weeks $ 35 premium plan.
We were supposed to return to Hawaii from the Czech Republic via Korea, but
my friend was unable to catch the connecting flight due to stomach pain (we were at the airport, so we
contacted the airline and lived there)
we contacted the insurance company and they told us to claim for the trip cancellation, so we
re-purchased the trip from Korea to Hawaii via Japan I purchased again via card from Korea to Hawaii via Japan.

My friend had an appendectomy but was discharged the next day without surgery.
The hospital where she was taken could not bill the insurance company directly, so the medical expenses were paid $ 900
by credit card, billed back to Hawaii, and paid in full.

My friend and I had the same insurance separately, but
I submitted my friend's medical records, plane e-ticket, and the cost of the flight from Korea, and my insurance also paid.

I stayed 2 nights in a hotel while my friend was in the hospital,
I was paid $ 1200 for cancelling the trip,
I was lucky that I didn't foot the bill for the plane fare ($ 700) and hotel fare ($ 180).

I don't mean to scare you, but please use this as a reference.

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Riding in a cab with a 3-year-old

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  • Taxi
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  • 2025/02/19 01:12

I'm not going to use a baby carrier since he/she is 3 years old, but of course he/she is still too small to use a seatbelt for an adult by himself/herself. I read that if you share the seatbelt at the chest, if there is an accident, the child will cough in front of you and get caught between you and your cushion. Would you make sure to only share the belt at the waist ？ I understand that it is not at all safe for me to just hold the child with my normal seatbelt on. Also, I would like to know how to turn my face.

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Which is better to live in Hawaii or Japan ？.

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  • 気まぐれオレンジ
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  • 2025/01/25 23:21

？
I often go back and forth between Hawaii and Japan, but I think Hawaii is better.
In Japan, many fun places are going out of business, and only boring and characterless shopping malls are being built, but in Hawaii, fun places are increasing.
Perhaps due to inbound tourism, security has deteriorated and hospitality has disappeared.
On the contrary, I think there are many kind people in Hawaii. They say prices are high, but it is not true if you go to cheap supermarkets.
I used to be a Japan person, but now I definitely feel more comfortable living in Hawaii.
Looking at the current situation.

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#2

I like Hawaii, but I think the prices are high.
Is there such a thing as a cheap supermarket ？
For example, which supermarket is cheap?
Thank you very much.

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#3
  • ハワイ
  • 2025/01/27 (Mon) 23:59
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Prices in Hawaii are probably higher than on the mainland, but I hope the tourists who convert dollars to yen and say
that prices are high are not wrong. It's no wonder the yen is so cheap.

I often go to Times. I don't go to Donki, which is a member of the same group, because
it is a little far from where I live.

They have specials every Tuesday.

Sometimes Poke at Safeway has a discount for Safeway Club card holders.
And if you go to Poke in the morning, you can get a 30% Manager's Discount on top of the Club Discount
so you can get a substantial discount.

Every Friday is ＄ 5 products day, so ＄ 5 products are eligible.

FoodLand offers various discounts such as $ 5Off, 50%Off, etc.
when your Maikai Points reach 250 points.

Sometimes, but not every month, Bento can be $ 1 Off.

Every Friday is ＄ 6Day, so you can get ＄ 6 off on eligible items.

Long's has a
special price every Sunday if you are a CVS member. Every Thursday, coupons are emailed to you.
If you link it to your card, you can use the coupon
at checkout, which is valid until the following Wednesday.

If you sign up for Long's Page and choose to have the coupon emailed to you, a long receipt
will not be issued. I have the coupon set to Email, so the long receipt
will not be issued now.

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#4
  • ハワイ租界
  • 2025/02/11 (Tue) 01:13
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120 per cent Japan. U.S.A. Damn.

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Transformer (I want to use Japanese rice cooker)

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  • _AK_
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  • 2025/02/17 21:41

I would like to use an Iris Oyama rice cooker in Hawaii. \I would like to use it in Hawaii.
120V (Rated voltage AC100V, Rated frequency 50/60Hz, Rated power consumption 1140W) → I think I need a 100V transformer, will it be ok with this transformer etc. ？
120V to 100V Voltage Converter 1600watts Step Down toroidal voltage converter for Japan appliances Used in US ［ CE, CQC Certified ］
https://www.amazon. com/120V-100V-Converter-appliances-Certified ］ /dp/B07L57MTF6/ref=sr_1_5?crid=OJ22XUPKM0D8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y2xzdtKG_t7 dciVPdsTxjtffDxVptS50urRuTyfJKt30Vd_iaGwKJTrJ7SsLvaT3uL7TdruDkwOn3tnO-1VWk7vp6vTRirAPN7xHZSGCYH8UaBZv5-kXIJsUTy7j0o7jLZQBy3WARQmi0 IpZjcM_mYRbzxBPhNnjFiH_UMk6itARRPBvp_JahpPDiSFgJzRAubmrvQ8lXqK45FGik79Qm-LhAs72NivepoQqaB4N-_I.WPNE89YRSbAv3gpUFZm2wxQ39cIh3PJ_ct_ ySn_h0Oo&dib_tag=se&keywords=transformer%2B100v%2B1500w&qid=1739855237&sprefix=transformer%2B100v%2B1500w%2 Caps%2C481&sr=8-5&th=1
If anyone uses a transformer, I would be happy to hear your recommendations and precautions.
Thank you in advance.

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Central Pacific Bank Points of Interest

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  • ハワイ維新塾塾生No.13
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  • 2025/02/15 04:20

I made a Central Pacific Bank VISA card
and used it as my main card for 6 months.
One day, I checked my card information online and it says
"You have accumulated 23,612 points"
.

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#2
  • Sean0914
  • 2025/02/15 (Sat) 22:55
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Are you a CPB credit card (VISA) ？

You can
cash back at the online site of the account where you make the payment.

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  • ハワイ維新塾塾生No.13
  • 2025/02/16 (Sun) 01:56
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What a Ј(*⁰ cashback, isn't it?
Thank you for the valuable information.
I will try it as soon as possible.

Thank you!

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I am looking for a place where my grandfather, grandmother, and father used to live.

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  • シゲ　furton
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  • 2024/12/09 21:14

It was a long time ago, around 1930, I was running a flower shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Three years later, for some reason or other, they returned to Japan, but when the three of them were still alive, （ I found information and books of the flower shop in my childhood ） and the address.
It was a pre-war address, "332 E. first street, Los Angeles Calif.
However, since it is an old address, I can only find "maybe here ？". Because when I did a GOOGLE search, it was in front of the Sakura Hotel.
The address of the flower shop was "under Ohayo Hotel" from there.
I am having a hard time finding out where the Ohayo Hotel was located and if it was possibly the predecessor of the Sakura Hotel.
I am planning to visit Los Angeles in the near future to see my grandmother's roots, which were Japanese-American. （ I'm not sure if it's inside Skid Row, but ）

Perhaps there is a 90+ year old person who has lived in Little Tokyo since childhood, and if memory serves, there may be a chance.
If anyone has any information, please let us know.
By the way, the name of the flower shop my grandfather owned at that time was Tei （ MIKADO ）
.
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住所から現在の都ホテルのある場所ですね。ホテルが立つ前に何が有ったか思い出せないなあ。やはり2-3階建てのビルだったともいます。半地下になっていて札幌ラーメンが入っていたと思うのですが。オハヨーホテルと言うのはOhio Hotel の事です。あの辺りには小さなホテルが沢山有り、日本から来た人たちが住む場所が決まるまで泊まっていたりそこから仕事を探したりにぎやかだったようですよ。ちなみに向かい側に帝ホテルが有りそこから花屋さんの名前を取ったのかな？

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#31
  • 通りすがり
  • 2024/12/31 (Tue) 19:24
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Is it near the giant mural of Otani ？ You should ask a Japanese TV company if they can make it into a documentary ？.

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  • mahalo414@yahoo.com
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Ben Pease has drawn a map of old Little Tokyo. It may be useful. https://rafu.com/2022/09/zoom-event-mapping-lost-little-tokyo-east/

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2025/02/11 (Tue) 10:35
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The map doesn't seem to show a florist store.

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I think it was 6th street ？ I don't remember exactly, but
if there are elders at the flower market, you could ask them ？
since the downtown florist has been stocking here for ages.

Old photos of Japanese-Americans and other items are held by Visual ・ Communications.

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Text message from Japan

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  • mimimimi
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  • 2025/01/29 14:53

Does anyone know how to receive text messages from Japan on an American cell phone ？ Yahoo Japan requires registration of a cell phone number. I don't know how to do this since I don't have a Japanese cell phone number.

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  • 見栄晴
  • 2025/02/02 (Sun) 12:50
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＞ Where is your address for the contract ？ payment and so on ？ is your address in the US ？

everything is in Japan.

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  • もっともだ
  • 2025/02/03 (Mon) 10:13
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Then who checks and pays the bills ？?

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  • ボケた高齢者
  • 2025/02/04 (Tue) 15:34
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I believe they do not currently issue paper statements.

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  • 見栄晴
  • 2025/02/04 (Tue) 17:39
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＞ Then who checks and pays the bills ？

I can do everything on my phone and PC, but payment is by direct debit.
More importantly, I only use it for SMS verification, so it's always within the basic fee.

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Yahoo Japan is not the only one. Banks now require a Japanese cell phone number to receive passcodes by text message when registering for sites and accounts with 2-step verification
Even if you have a Japanese cell phone, you cannot receive texts abroad
So the question, "How to receive text messages from Japan on your US cell phone" is not available now
On the other hand, there is a way to receive text messages from the US on your Japanese cell phone. So, there is no way to receive text messages from Japan on your US phone On the other hand, there is a way to receive text messages from the US on your Japanese phone.

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I want to bring a rabbit from Japan.

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#1
  • Mi
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  • 2025/02/07 23:03

I am planning to move to Hawaii. I would like to take my rabbit with me to Hawaii, but when I search, I find information on dogs and cats, but not rabbits. I would like to know if anyone has any information on what preparations I need to make and where I can ask for help.
Thanks in advance.

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  • C
  • 2025/02/08 (Sat) 11:25
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Veterinary clinics know more about it.

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  • 趣味人808
  • 2025/02/08 (Sat) 14:29
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You can find it here ：
https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/ldc/importing-livestock/other-species/#:~:text=Rabbits%3A,prior%20to%20arrival%20 in%20Hawaii.

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  • Sean0914
  • 2025/02/08 (Sat) 21:19
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I brought him from Japan a long time ago.
Because I was an expatriate, I could not check with the airline in advance because I had booked the flight through my company, so I asked the following company to help me.

I had to take him to quarantine at the airport 3 days before boarding the plane,
he was quarantined the day before and boarded the next day.
During that time, we were taken to a veterinary clinic affiliated with the quarantine service during the night, which was also arranged for us.
Since we were leaving from Haneda Airport,
three days before the flight, we left our pet at the relocation center → and returned to our house → where we were taken care of until before boarding on the day of the flight.

↓ ↓
https://pet-relocation.burden1.info/information/detail.php?id=292&cat=11

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Please advise.

Work / Career
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  • kazz
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  • 2025/02/02 19:12

Nice to meet you
I am an auto mechanic specializing in American cars in Japan for 26 years.
I would like to work as an auto mechanic in the U.S. in the near future.
I cannot give up my childhood dream.
However, I am having a hard time finding a visa sponsor.
If anyone is familiar with the auto maintenance industry in the US, I would appreciate any advice you could give me.
If anyone knows how to find a job and the process of getting a visa, I would appreciate it if you could share the information.

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  • 特に
  • 2025/02/04 (Tue) 13:26
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The problem is that we specialize in American cars ～.
Usually, visas are granted to people who have skills that American people don't have.
It is hard to believe that foreigners know more about American cars than Americans.
Sponsors might be willing to sponsor a store with many Japanese customers if they really need a mechanic who can speak Japanese. I don't think so.

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  • xrp
  • 2025/02/05 (Wed) 23:27
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Good evening, I live in US.
Are you applying for a Green Card ？
or are you married to a US Citizen and have them sponsor you for a Green Card
?
Not many companies issue Working Visa
so you could find a green card
sponsor while living in the US with a green card from expatriate, J1Visa.
There are people living in US in various patterns.
You could try contacting a temp agency ？.

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  • kazz
  • 2025/02/06 (Thu) 16:24
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Dear rxp and everyone
thank you for your replies.
I have applied for DV2026.
I will do some research.

In a manner of speaking, I am a mechanic, but I work in Japan （ specializing in difficult problems that dealers and other stores have been unable to solve, mainly new model vehicles ） mostly computer and electrical .
We are working in the same environment as the dealers in the home country, from the acquisition of information to the facilities, by contracting with a US manufacturer GM FORD CHRYSLER USNISSAN USTOYOTA.
If your skills are recognized, you may be able to work somewhat. Of course, I can do all mechanical repairs.
I run an automotive engineering company, so management relations are good, and I contact the US daily to gather information and import cars and parts.
My English is at an everyday conversational level and I am training with a dedicated teacher.

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  • xrp
  • 2025/02/06 (Thu) 21:03
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Topix

Also, you may want to call or Email Japanese car companies directly
.
There are many Japanese people in Hawaii, so there is a demand for people who can speak both Japanese and English.
There are always Japanese men at Japanese car companies.

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  • kazz
  • 2025/02/06 (Thu) 22:17
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Dear xrp

Thank you for your kind advice.
I will research Japanese companies and Hawaii as well.
Thank you very much.

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W2

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#1
  • Tax
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  • 2025/02/01 11:07

I am a student and I was working part time but the owner came from Japan on an investment visa and is running a business.
The owner is a bit peculiar, and when a new employee comes in, he immediately quits. He hired a J visa employee from Japan even though it was a small store, and I naturally faded out without being told anything, and eventually resigned on my own.
I went into tax season and asked for my W2Form for 2024, they said they had already sent it to my e-mail, but I never received it.
I asked them to send it again, but no contact at all, and no reply to my message.
I looked it up and they said to contact the IRS or there is a Toll Free number where I can contact them and if I don't receive it by the end of February, my employer will have to pay a penalty.

If you have any information or know anything about this
please let me know thank you 🙇‍ ♀ ️
last resort will be to call the IRS or the number that was listed.

I'm sick of investors from Japan who can't be responsible to the end 😂
I even want to name the store ！

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