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21. Green card renewal(1kview/0res) Question 2025/12/22 08:54
22. Bank Accounts and Fees(822view/3res) Problem / Need advice 2025/12/20 13:53
23. Married Couple Account(894view/5res) Daily life 2025/12/05 15:49
24. Mail in the event of long-term absence(1kview/11res) Problem / Need advice 2025/12/04 17:17
25. dementia(700view/1res) Beauty / Health 2025/12/04 17:09
26. About Private Sales(1kview/6res) Question 2025/12/03 14:37
27. Can you tell me where you perm my eyelashes?(2kview/11res) Beauty / Health 2025/12/03 14:29
28. Japanese-language book(465view/2res) Question 2025/12/02 20:17
29. ballroom dancing(189view/0res) Problem / Need advice 2025/12/02 08:16
30. Reservation for SS number application(169view/0res) Question 2025/12/01 10:08
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Green card renewal

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#1
  • Ntomomi
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  • 2025/12/22 08:54

My Green Card will expire at the end of July next year, and I plan to renew it at the end of January, but my mother is currently hospitalized with pneumonia, and in case I have to return to Japan, my stay may be only about a month. In that case, I would like to know if she returned to Japan before the renewal or after the renewal and did not receive the letter. In both cases, should I get the I-551 Stamp? Thank you in advance.

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Bank Accounts and Fees

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#1
  • 質問ちゃん
  • 2025/12/15 07:22

Sorry if this is basic, but please tell me.
Am I correct in understanding that there is basically no fee for transferring money between bank accounts?

My main account is with CPB, but I have had items debited from another bank account and have had to re-insert them each time. I am thinking that I am doing this online and probably incurring a fee for doing so as well. I sometimes have to give it to a family member's account, and I suspect there is a fee for that as well, but I sometimes wonder if that would be the best way to give it to them without seeing them

Also, there is no ATM nearby, which makes it a little inconvenient for me to go through the process each time.
If you have any good ideas on how to reduce the fees or make the operation easier, I would appreciate it.

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#3
  • ふむ
  • 2025/12/19 (Fri) 15:52
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When you say give to a family member's account, do you mean refund the money that was advanced to the family member? If so, how about using Venmo, etc., and registering the Venmo debit account with your main CPB?
Also, can you change the settings so that the debit from your bank account is also deducted from your CPB account instead of another bank?

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#4
  • FT
  • 2025/12/20 (Sat) 13:53
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When I transfer money between my accounts, even between different banks, my bank does not charge any fees. The only time I incur a fee is when I transfer money to an account in another name ( I use Wire Transfer, which is also usually $30 per transfer, but my bank reimburses me if I maintain the account for several years.

I opened accounts with various banks in Hawaii, but found them inconvenient due to frequent small fees, so I now only use Territorial. Here, both checking and saving are small, but interest is paid. In addition to this, I have several accounts with online-only banks ( that do not have branches ) that pay higher interest, and I use them separately from Territorial.

If I need to move money between friends or family, I use Paypal, Paypal should not charge a fee if it is between family and friends.

It's easy to feel like a pain to check and find out if there are a lot of small fees, but a year's worth of dust is a lot of money, so I made a change like ↑ over 10 years ago.

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Married Couple Account

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  • にじ
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  • 2025/12/04 12:12

How do you manage your money as a couple ?

We used to leave it solely to my husband.
I would like to clarify the holding of assets now, but I don't know what to say.
(When I had a fight with my husband the other day, he told me that the money was his ! and I don't know what to say. There was some momentum from the fight, but my husband almost seemed to think that

Managing money as a couple
How do you all protect yourselves ??

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  • にじ
  • 2025/12/04 (Thu) 16:56
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Copilot

joint management, individual management Thank you.
I have both accounts.
Just what percentage are you talking about putting in when you get income ? to put in?

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Mail in the event of long-term absence

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#1
  • カニ2
  • 2025/09/18 00:33

Sorry, I'm sorry, but I'm not sure if you have any family in Hawaii. How do you mail when you are away from Hawaii for a few months ?
I have no relatives in Hawaii. I am hesitant to ask a friend to do it, because I think it would be too impudent.
What do you do with your mail when you are away for a long time?
I can see the front of the envelope on the internet, so I know what I got today, but sometimes I have had delayed government letters that need to be signed for and returned. 
Sometimes there is a check or something in the envelope, and I am worried that postal service is difficult.
If anyone has solved similar problems, please let me know how to do it.

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#4

Thank you for your kind suggestion. I appreciate your pains. I understand that there are cases where there are documents that need to be returned that have a deadline. I'm looking for a service that will open it when it comes in, take a picture of what's inside, and tell me on line or by email that I got a letter with this content.

Do you know of any ?

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#5
  • ハワイ
  • 2025/09/19 (Fri) 10:57
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Topix, it's iPOST, a private company PO Box.

or
the virtual mail service of HUB Coworking or The Box Jerry Coworking,
if I recall, they will open your mail and send you a picture in the mail if you sign a contract saying you may open it.

It is illegal to open other people's mail, so you have to
agree to it in your contract.

Ordinary Post Office will not do that for you.

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#6
  • オレンジ
  • 2025/09/19 (Fri) 11:24
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Topy
I don't think we have that kind of service.
I don't think the post office can open your mail. But you can go to the post office and ask. It's a no-go.

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  • 渋滞は毎日
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  • 2025/09/20 (Sat) 20:00
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Come back and check it out yourself.
Or you can pay a friend to do it for you.
I used to live in a condominium and when I was away for a long period of time, I paid
the management office of the building to do it for me.

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#12
  • カニ2
  • 2025/12/04 (Thu) 17:17
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Thank you all for your very thoughtful advice. I will refer to it. Thank you very much.

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dementia

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  • Kanikani22
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  • 2025/12/04 12:02

I am worried about my husband's mental health for the past year. I am worried that he might finally have dementia ? since he has only been hanging out at home since he retired.
In Japan, you can get a CT scan at a neurosurgery or internal medicine clinic, but in Hawaii, you have to go to a family doctor.

She says she is not the same person.
I wish they would do dementia tests in Japan and the U.S. as well as breast cancer tests....

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#2
  • kanikani22
  • 2025/12/04 (Thu) 17:09
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So, sorry.
What do you do if you suspect someone in your family has dementia ? I would appreciate hearing your experience. Sorry.

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About Private Sales

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#1
  • まる
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  • 2025/12/01 21:07

This is the third time I have used a private seller, but after receiving and replying to an email requesting a purchase, I have not received a reply for two days.
Is this common ?
and how long should I wait at this point?
I would appreciate it if you could tell me.

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#4

In the case of private sales on Vivinavi, I have the impression that there are a number of people who are surprisingly insincere.
Some people, like Maru-san, have expressed an interest in purchasing a property, but have lost contact with the seller,
others demand a large reduction in price without hesitation, and some cancel or do not show up right before the purchase ・ ・ ・

Of course there are many sensible people. I think there are many of them.
However, there have been several cases where I have hit the above mentioned people.
I can't help but feel again that there are some people who don't
care or don't realize that there are flesh-and-blood people on the other side of the screen and that one of their actions may offend them.

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#5
  • まる
  • 2025/12/03 (Wed) 08:43
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I see,
I was more surprised because the last two times I have been here they have been very nice people.
I will wait until another prospective buyer shows up.
Thank you.

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#6
  • クリームパン
  • 2025/12/03 (Wed) 13:21
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# As 4Yamada said, there are many sensible people, but there was one who did not show up at the meeting place date and time.

I won't give my nickname here, but he wanted to exchange mobile numbers, so I didn't think he was lying.

I hope that if something like that happens to you that you are not alone. If something like that happens to you, I hope you will think that you are not the only one.

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#7
  • テムかシェイン
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  • 2025/12/03 (Wed) 14:37
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I have experience with private sales, both selling and buying.
To hear from buyers
1, I didn't check what went into my spam holder.
2, I probably deleted it with other mail before checking.
I think these are the main reasons.
If you don't want to lose time on these issues,
prompt the spammer to check his/her mail. or
add the phone number from the second exchange.

Buying and selling is not only a great way to get what you want, but
it is also a great way to meet new people.
I have been able to buy and sell without any problems,
but
I remember the time when I had to travel all the way to Kapolei to buy something
and was turned down even though we had communicated in advance.

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#7
  • まる
  • 2025/12/03 (Wed) 14:37
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I see that there are many different people.
Thank you for your kind words.
I will consider myself unlucky and not worry about it !.

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Can you tell me where you perm my eyelashes?

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#1
  • まつパ
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  • 2025/07/25 11:33

Please tell me where I can get eyelash perms in Hawaii.

When I search for eyelash perms, all the places I find only offer eyelash extensions and not eyelash perms. I don't want to have eyelash extensions because I have droopy eyelids, so I am looking for a place that does eyelash perms.

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#7
  • マツパ
  • 2025/12/01 (Mon) 10:16
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#3, #4, and Ringo

Thank you for the information.
I went to Ai.Beauty this morning !
They did a very nice eyelash perm ♪.

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#9

I'm the owner of the topic

#7 Matsupa
using the same user name as the owner of the topic "Thanks for the information. I went there !" I'm surprised

I wonder if you are the store owner ・ lol

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#10
  • マツパ
  • 2025/12/02 (Tue) 19:32
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#9 Topic MATSUPA

It was "matsupa" and "matsupa", so I thought it would be good.
I didn't imagine you would think that way and was surprised too. I am sorry that I made you uncomfortable.

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#11

I'm scared, Topi....
What is so surprising about Matsuppa-san who got the information here and went to the store? Is only Topy-san allowed to use the information here as a basis?
I was thinking ! that I would go there based on the information I got here like you did, but....
My username is not the same as yours, and I even commented to thank the people who gave me the information.
If you want information only for yourself, why don't you put it on the information board?

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#12
  • erin
  • 2025/12/03 (Wed) 14:29
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SOHO Beauty in the Kahala Hotel, half price the first time ^^.

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Japanese-language book

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#1
  • book
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  • 2025/11/30 19:36

Is there any store in Honolulu where I can buy Japanese picture books ?
I would like to see and write about them in person, not online.

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#2

If there is one, is it Book off in Kakaako? Tenri Bunko in Nuuanu has a lot of Japanese picture books, and our children were taken care of by Tenri Bunko when they were little, but unfortunately it is closing this month.

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#3
  • book
  • 2025/12/02 (Tue) 20:17
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Picture book, I will go to BOOKOFF in Kakaako and see.
I am sorry to hear that Tenri Bunko is closed. Thank you for the information.

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ballroom dancing

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  • ナッツ
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  • 2025/12/02 08:16

Nice to meet you
My mother is visiting from Japan.
My mother has been a ballroom dancer for over 20 years, and would you be interested in dancing with her ??

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Reservation for SS number application

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#1
  • チバ
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  • 2025/12/01 10:08

I came to Hawaii with an E2 visa. My accountant told me to get a SS number and I tried to make a reservation on the reservation site, but the reservation is not complete unless I enter my driver's license number at the end. I went to the office directly without a driver's license and was told that it was by appointment only. If anyone knows how to make an appointment to apply for a SS number without a driver's license or has any information, I would appreciate it if you could let me know.

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