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• waikiki
• 2025/04/11 (Fri) 12:14
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I came back from Japan the day before yesterday and they didn't ask me anything at all and I was able to get in as easily as before ！
I was a little worried because I had been in Japan and Korea for 7 weeks, but nothing happened.

• こーの字
• 2025/04/11 (Fri) 14:11
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When I emailed my lawyer when I got my GC because of the email （ from the Consulate General just the other day ） including the increased penalties for the obligation to carry a GC at all times
I'm traveling to Japan in June and have no criminal record so I'm not that concerned about re-entry, but I have some points ？. I heard.
All I had to say about that was have a good trip, so I think I'll be ok. But as a countermeasure, I'm going to carry a printed copy of my lawyer's or Hawaii friend's contact information. That way, even if the worst happens and my cell phone is confiscated, I can still contact them.

Have a great time in Japan!

• RM
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 03:01
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I used to work at an airport. I have seen many cases, such as being sent to a different room or being refused entry. Among those cases, the most common is that of women entering the country alone. This is because of the recent increase in × spring and × mundane relationships among Japanese women in the U.S. In the past, Japanese were not eligible for this program. In the past, Japanese were not eligible, but I guess the times have changed.

There are people who write "tourist visa OK" on their job ads and recruit waitresses. In fact, there are quite a few people who return to Japan after earning money on a 90-day stay （ mainly working at night ）. Also, they come to see their boyfriends or fiancées, which is also ×. This is because of the fake × marriage.

So I don't know how long you have been getting your green card, but if it is early days, it is best not to move.

First of all, please be careful what you wear. Short skirts, flashy accessories, and heavy makeup are × a no-no. You don't have to explain why. Secondly, don't be too imposing in front of the immigration inspectors. The immigration inspector is a professional who looks at people's eyes and facial expressions. If you look intimidated, you are out. If you are not good at this, it is better to get citizenship instead of coming and going with a green card. You will be anxious and nervous, and the long flight will be a hell of a time, and most importantly, if the examiner says no, you will not be able to enter the country no matter how many lawyers you bring or whatever.

Incidentally, if you have an American passport, the treatment is surprisingly different
. Often it takes less than 10 seconds
to pass through immigration.

Example ）
Examination officer "Hi, where did you stay?"
American citizen "Japan"
Examination officer smiles, stamps your entry and says "Have a nice day"

Green card It's so different from the other room in the

Especially now, with Trump's "America First", it will be more so. In other words, I don't like people who just have a green card and take advantage of the US. There is a problem in Japan with foreigners receiving welfare benefits, isn't there? For America, we want people who can buy gold cards （ 700 million yen ） and people who are rich and positive for America to come here.

• ハワイのお母さん
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 14:10
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#8 RM

Recently, Hawaii immigration no longer stamps permanent residents and US citizens ！

Japanese immigration also stamps
only those who want to

Last time I was returning to Hawaii from Japan, my Japanese friend took me to Haneda Airport
with lots of souvenirs. Haneda International Airport)
Last time I came back to Hawaii from Japan my Japanese friend came to Haneda Airport
with a lot of souvenirs to see me off
my baggage was so full that I thought Hawaii immigration
would confiscate it.
I was told by the immigration officer to give him a few souvenirs
😱 I thought if I refused, I might not be able to enter the country
so I tried to give him some
but he told me it was ok because he would lose his job I was so relieved!

• Doge
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 22:34
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At Japanese immigration, they will also stamp your passport only if you wish
(Narita Airport is also ߋ) As of April 2025

If you do not have this stamp in your Japanese passport, you cannot get duty free in Japan.

Please remember to get the stamp when you make purchases over 5,000 yen at places that offer tax exemption.

• 英語も大事
• 2025/04/13 (Sun) 06:20
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＃ To 2anon
＞ Middle (中間) means Average.

I know you don't understand what Topi means at all, because you don't understand Middle and Average either.
I guess he also doesn't understand that the median is not the mean,
it's just a data graph of the middle class in 2025,
he doesn't understand even if I kindly calculate and tell him the median,
he doesn't understand anymore, so I think it's okay to ignore him.

I'm surprised Massachusetts is #1.
It's amazing that you have to make over $200,000 to be upper class ！ ！.

• AIに質問してみた
• 2025/04/13 (Sun) 06:51
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Annual middle class income in Hawaii in 2025 depends on several studies and definitions.
Here are data from several sources.

SmartAsset (survey for 2025):

Annual Income Range: approx $ 63,542 ～ $ 190,644
Visual Capitalist (based on SmartAsset data )}:

Annual Income Range: $ 63,542 ～ $ 190,644
Newsweek (based on SmartAsset data):

Annual Income Range: $ 63,542 $ 190,644
These studies define the middle class range as "two-thirds to twice the state median household income."
Given Hawaii's high cost of living, the middle class income range is also high.

• マンハッタン
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 17:49
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I had a $250,000 annual income when I lived in NY and never felt like a high income earner.
Now I've lived in Hawaii for 10 years and only make $150,000 a year, but it's a lot easier there.

What I think makes the difference is that property taxes and HOAs are incredibly cheap in Hawaii.

Ten years ago in NY, we paid $25,000/year in property taxes and $2,400/month in HOA fees (not including electricity, gas, and telecom ）.
Monthly payment of approximately $4,500

Currently in Hawaii, annual property tax of $1,200 and HOA Fee of $1,400 per month(Electricity、Gas、Communications included ）.
Monthly payment of $1,500

Taxes and HOA can go up but not down, so this is a big difference.

• ニュージャージー
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 18:23
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New Jersey and Massachusetts seem to be in the same building
I used to live in NJ and the cost of living was definitely cheaper.

Property Taxes are not as high as in some places where school taxes are tens of thousands of dollars at the school district level,
Gasoline was cheaper, groceries (except luxury items ） Clothing and shoes are tax free and NJ was easy to live in.
NJ has different sales tax rates for different counties, so I sometimes went to the city with the lowest sales tax to buy electrical appliances.

NYC has a city tax, so many people lived in NJ and commuted to NYC.

NJ was nice,,

• マンハッタン
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 19:25
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#17 Dear New Jersey

Since school taxes make up a large percentage of property taxes,
Hawaii may be best taxed without school taxes.

Kakaako has a large percentage of out-of-state residents, so the legislature is considering whether to introduce a school tax.

• もく
• 2025/04/14 (Mon) 17:29
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I was not aware that preschool in Waialae is limited or preferential to low-income students, so I contacted the school.
However, the latest information is that the only age requirement is （ to be 3 or 4 years old by 7/30/2025 ） and that you do not have to be low income to apply, but they are not currently accepting applications for this August.
They say that if you enroll at age 3, you can go straight up to the 4-year-old class, and there is no other preferential treatment.

I was also told that you can search the link below for public preschools that give priority for admission if you meet certain criteria, including low income, and I hope this will be helpful to someone.
https://earlylearning.hawaii.gov/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=4412289&type=d

• パブリック
• 2025/04/14 (Mon) 22:10
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My daughter also attends Public.
Well, we are low-income when we send her to Public, we are.
If your annual household income $ is less than 130,000, they say you are low-income, and …
when we send her to Public school, we are considered low-income.
In the Kahala area, all the wealthy families definitely send their kids to Private. It's no surprise that the academic level is different, whether it's expensive or free.
Kahala Elementary is all GE too ！.

• きつね
• 2025/04/14 (Mon) 23:34
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#6
Mr. Tanuki
We also sent our children to Wai'alae, so it makes me sick to be assumed to have a low quality ・ of life at home. It is rude.
The friends that my son had were working in educational institutions, lawyers, and other decent people. It may sound a bit condescending, but there were many families who owned their own houses. I don't know if there were any low-income children. As others have said, preschool kids are given preferential treatment, and they don't all go straight up to Kinder. If they are not out of the school district, they will be offered GE and if they pass, they will continue to attend Kinder.

I think Tanuki just doesn't know the reality of the situation, though.

• もく
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 01:53
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Low income or not, my family likes Waialae Charter ♡.

• Tanaka
• 2025/04/15 (Tue) 10:17
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Mr. Public sums it up. lol
We are Public too, but you are right.

• kai
• 2025/04/11 (Fri) 21:49
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Postscript.
If it is in Hawaii, we are considering places other than Oahu.
I have never visited Kauai or Maui, but I imagine that they are good for a relaxing stay.

• まや
• 2025/04/11 (Fri) 22:57
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If you have experience in food and beverage, why don't you apply for a job with visa support available on Vivinavi ？
Whether you can do it or not, you can take a step forward by applying ！ first.

• Cola
• 2025/04/12 (Sat) 16:28
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kai-san
As Maya-san advised, there are not many companies that offer visa support,
so your first priority would be to find one that does.

You can also apply for the green card lottery, investor visa, etc.
Some people are self-employed and move to Hawaii.

Students and tourists cannot work and earn money, so the first step is to find a visa
for an environment where you can live.

• kai
• 2025/04/13 (Sun) 19:59
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Maya
Thank you.
I did not check the jobs at BibiNavi, so I will check it.

Cola
Thanks for the advice.
I may have not worded it correctly, but I have already checked many visas for immigration, and that is why I asked for your advice.
I have also applied for a green card.

• Kanaina
• 2025/04/06 (Sun) 20:46
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We don't have a full day school in Hawaii … only a remedial school.

• Hina
• 2025/04/11 (Fri) 00:59
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Jikoen Hongwanji Lumbini Preschool has mostly Japanese teachers and they can teach you quite well in Japanese.

• アンパンマン
• 2025/04/12 (Sat) 13:47
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Thanks for the useful information ！

• Ritz
• 2025/04/04 (Fri) 23:14
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It seems that the government is dividing the wealthy (Market Price) and the common people (Affordable) in the same condominium in order to prevent the deterioration of public safety. The lower floors may be Affordable.

Affordable units can be bought for about $250,000 less depending on the property, but some of them do not have access to a gym.

Since Corona, many investors and remote workers have moved to Hawaii, and
single-family homes have skyrocketed. Condos have also gone up.

Hawaii is an island, so I think of it as comfortable country living.
It cannot be compared to a Japanese place. It is totally different from Japan.

• Waikiki
• 2025/04/05 (Sat) 00:40
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Topic.
The reason I started this topic is because I told someone who lives in Japan that I live near Waikiki but rarely go there and he wondered why I don't go there. ？ I thought it was Asakusa, but I wondered if there was a better analogy.
I think it is natural for everyone to feel differently. There is no correct answer.

• ワイキキ在住10年
• 2025/04/05 (Sat) 18:14
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#18 Summarize. I agree with the viewpoint of

• サイゼリア
• 2025/04/08 (Tue) 16:57
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I agree with
#18 I'll put it all together.
Kakaako is not a good image of the area, but
Hokua and Nauru condos are OK.

• モンジ３
• 2025/04/09 (Wed) 16:59
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Waikiki is Shinjuku ？
Shinjuku has an image of crime with many yakuza and adult entertainment
Then I thought of Asakusa ？ but
Asakusa still has an image of Showa-style coffee shops where you can smoke inside and
inexpensive standing eateries.
I still think Ginza fits the bill.

• ？
• 2025/03/06 (Thu) 18:40
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It's been quite a while since the pandemic.
There's been a temporary increase in working from home, but not nearly back to where it was before the pandemic ？

And I don't understand how it makes sense that if people stay home more often, there will be more infidelity.

• ホヌ
• 2025/04/08 (Tue) 21:33
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I know a woman (in her 50s) who works from early morning to late at night, and she said she can barely pay her rent and eat. I asked her if she was not better off going back to her parents' house in Japan and working part time ？. She replied, "I want to marry you, but most middle-aged Japanese men are bald and not very cool, but there are middle-aged men here who are cool and have a lot of hair. I wanted to advise her that these men with fluffy hair would be looking for young attractive women, not old ladies like you, but I decided not to. There seem to be a lot of middle-aged Japanese women in Hawaii who are just too good to be true.

• Yoshi
• 2025/04/08 (Tue) 22:37
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I think Hawaii is the worst right now
Prices are too high and there are many homeless people. The number of Japanese and tourists has decreased a lot. Ten years ago, even though prices were relatively high, it was not a cosmopolitan island. Even for ordinary people. I am honestly worried about what will happen in the future.

• tonton
• 2025/04/09 (Wed) 06:42
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#38 Honu
I think there are men and women like that everywhere, not just in Hawaii.
In the end, people with the same vibrations are attracted to each other, so there are people who can marry and have
partners no matter where they go.
I think the key is being able to read the atmosphere.

There are many attractive people in Hawaii, both men and women, who have been married more than once.

Men and women are not only good looking, but especially in Hawaii, those who can afford it
will be in great demand.
If you get a job that pays well, you might be popular.

• Yoshi
• 2025/04/09 (Wed) 12:31
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Honu-san
It is a fantasy heaven rather than a real life hell
If you are going to live in a hellish marriage with a balding old man, it is a billion times better to live alone and free.

• Hauʻoli
• 2025/04/09 (Wed) 22:41
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Everything is far better in Hawaii
truly heaven and hell

• もっともだ
• 2025/04/07 (Mon) 09:37
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The parking lot in the airport is the same as it used to be, and I believe the first floor pick-up area for the free 20 minutes is also the same as it used to be, but I'm sorry if it's under construction. No general vehicles can enter. So, it is very difficult to pick up passengers as soon as they come out, like in the past, because they can't find a place to park their car and have to go around several times
Many people come to the upper departure level and wait at the end of the hall to pick up their luggage If you don't have much luggage, it's easiest for the driver to have a shuttle come to the cellphone waiting lot.

• 相変わらず読みにくい↑
• 2025/04/09 (Wed) 00:41
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Airport pickup is usually the way to go. You can pick up in one shot. You shouldn't have to do several rounds unless you accidentally passed by it or something.