Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• 趣味人808
• Yesterday 15:20
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For iPhone-to-iPhone, it would be Apple Pay, and for others, Venmo, Paypal, Cash App, and Zelle.

• お疲れ様
• 2025/11/09 (Sun) 22:57
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Iolani Group, we went on Saturday.
We have less than 400 students ！
The admissions person said that for the first time in the last 10-15 years, we have less than 400 students. Iolani seems to be feeling a sense of crisis.

Iolani seemed to me to be under a lot of pressure.
The candidates were also all Asian. Many parents wore Iolani clothing and the atmosphere was bizarre.
Even if the number of applicants decreases and the ratio of applicants decreases, the atmosphere of the school made me wonder ？ whether I would want my daughter to attend the school.
This is my personal opinion.

• Puna
• 2025/11/10 (Mon) 08:02
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The reason why the number of applicants for Iolani has decreased is because the age range for taking the exam has been reduced; the exam was available for applicants born in March, one school year earlier, but the age range has been reduced to those born in June since last year or this year.
Conversely, Punahou has expanded the age range since last year. Lateborns can now take the test twice across the year. That is probably the reason why the number of students reached 600 for the first time after Corona.
Either way, it's surely a high turnout, but Iolani has a smaller capacity than Punahou, so I think it's a good target from this year.

• イオラニかプナホウか
• 2025/11/10 (Mon) 09:35
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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) 10:10
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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
• Yesterday 10:58
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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.

• たらこ
• 2025/09/12 (Fri) 09:20
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#8 EL
If you search HONOLULU English Tutor, you will find a lot of people. The cheapest hourly rates are usually for people for whom English is not their first language, so
look for someone who charges $90-$100 per hour.

My nephew attended Manoa Elementary when he was in Hawaii for 4 years due to his brother-in-law's transfer.
He started in Kinder, but by the end of Kinder, his English was so good that he was told he did not need EL from 1st grade. Public has EL, but you can't leave it there. They are volunteers. My brother-in-law and my sister joined Takahashi Juku for my nephew, and it was an English immersion school, so his English and his academic ability improved.
For your information.

• EL
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• 2025/09/13 (Sat) 23:07
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Mr. Tarako
Thank you for your reply.
I have heard of Takahashi Juku. I thought it was a cram school specializing in entrance examinations, and I thought it would be unrelated to our family going into public school.

I will also consider Tutor.
Thank you very much.

• WIlson
• 2025/11/12 (Wed) 13:01
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Ladies and gentlemen ！ Wilson, whose reputation and academic performance had been suffering due to a series of bad reviews
has now received this year's Blue Ribbon Award for the first time -
crackle crackle ！!

• プリスクール
• Yesterday 08:34
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My family is also Japanese, both husband and wife, and all conversations at home are in Japanese.
I wasn't too worried about English because I had been advised by several older families that "you shouldn't try to teach English at home because if you do it badly, they will start to pay attention to your pronunciation. I was not too worried about English, but after seeing this thread, I became a little worried.
I am planning to start preschool next year, but before that, should I still look for a tutor or something ？ or is it important to choose a preschool ？
I would appreciate your advice.

• ウィルソンに2人通わせるママ
• Yesterday 08:39
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#11 Mr.
I did take it, but …
I know the Blue Ribbon award disappeared this August ？
It was decided by a sort of US Board of Education and already discontinued this year.

The state of Hawaii gave it to the last 3 schools that never won it … I saw the news ？
It's not an award worth winning at all, it's an award that was given after the last discontinuation as a courtesy because they never won it …
The older kids' grade, all the moms are well known and laugh and talk about it. The test scores are written to be good, but the teachers teach the students what is on the test before they take it, and the students progress is 36% below average in Honolulu. Tests don't mean anything. lol
students progress is a clear indicator of teacher quality and student achievement. schools with high test scores that are not on par with students progress are schools where teachers teach the questions that come up before every test and earn high scores.

That's why Wilson has low student scores when we do the US Simultaneous Test once or twice a year. It's low within the state of Hawaii, and the numbers compared to the U.S. public as a whole are quite low.

https://www.greatschools.org/best-elementary-schools/hawaii/Honolulu/

This ↑ is only in Honolulu, but sadly even within Honolulu. I am sad to say, but even in Honolulu, students progress is below average.
I can't send my 2 kids to private schools, and my oldest is already in high school, so I can't change schools, but if you are going to start GE, you should go to schools with high students progress and high test scores like Waikiki, Nuuanu, Hokulani, Voyageur, and Manoa. You should go to a school with a high test score as well ！.

• シルクドソレイユ
• 2025/11/12 (Wed) 17:36
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I just went the other day ！ highly recommended ！
I purchased a Kama'aina ticket, they checked my ID. I think you will have to buy a regular price if only you are a kama'aina and your family does not have a Hawaii state ID.

• Jazz
• Yesterday 06:33
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Thank you very much, Cirque du Soleil.
Yes, there was an ID check at the entrance, some people said just show the QR code and others said you need an ID, so the information from those who have recently been there was very helpful.
When purchasing online, it is a bit of a hassle to have to split the purchase into two separate purchases, one for my wife and I at Kama'aina and one for the two of us from Japan at the regular price.

• かなこ
• 2025/11/09 (Sun) 10:34
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Hi Winter,
My daughter attends HBA. I was at a loss after taking the Kinder exam to only 2 schools, Punahou and Iolani, and being rejected from both, I thought I had decided to go to the public school I attended for GE
but I contacted HBA, Kaimuki Christian, Merinole, and Hongwanji to see if I could get in, and they said all 4 schools had not yet reached their capacity
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They still accepted her at the end of April after Punahou and Iolani had announced their acceptance. > I contacted HBA, Kaimuki Christian, Merinole, and Hongwanji, and they told me that they had not yet filled the positions at all four schools, so I contacted them and they accepted me even at the end of April, after Punahou and Iolani had announced their acceptance I submitted applications to HBA and Hongwanji, had brief interviews （ both probably less than 15 minutes ） and within 2 weeks I was accepted at both HBA and Hongwanji
I was accepted at both schools. > I passed.

Last year, the same Puli girl failed Punahou and Iolani and was in trouble, so I told her about our situation and she told me that HBA, Kaimuki, Hongwanji, and Merinol were still accepting applications in early May as well
because they had not reached capacity, so I think it is the same situation every year.
Yes, the number of children is decreasing these days and Punahou and Iolani are the top two schools in Hawaii by far, so the popularity is concentrated in the two schools and other private schools are struggling to attract students
Yes.
HBA is not an academic school like Punahou or Iolani, but it has a lot of local kids attending.
The school culture is pretty laid back.

• ビール
• 2025/11/09 (Sun) 17:05
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We are also HBA.
Like Kanako, I could not pass Punahou and Iolani. I thought too easily that I would be accepted to one of them, and now
I regret it.
I applied after the announcement of Punahou Iolani's acceptance, or rather, after we graduated from Pre and started our summer vacation （ sweat ）
But HBA still accepted me. ！
We also contacted Hongwanji and Merinol in June and were accepted, but we chose HBA which is closer to our home.

It is definitely not an academically oriented school and there are many local families. You should visit the school once ！.

• Outs
• 2025/11/03 (Mon) 20:24
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In Hawaii, UM is not mandatory, but the coverage has to be Offered. So it's obvious that you're paid since you're also adding UM to your policy. If you have trouble understanding what the insurance company is talking about, ask the agent you bought the insurance from ？
The insurance company can't pay until they assess the damage, so you shouldn't have to wait until they assess the repairs.　Does your insurance not cover rental cars ？?

• ガイ子
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• 2025/11/03 (Mon) 23:01
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#9 Dear Outs
We told our insurance company that Uninsured Motorists Coverage is included in our insurance plan, but they told us that UM is not available in the state of Hawaii. I asked ？ what we were paying UM for then, and they replied that if we were seriously injured in an accident, UM would cover our medical expenses depending on the extent of our injuries.

The car is already at the repair shop.
What does rental car coverage mean ？ is a loaner car while the car is not available?

• MAHALO
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• 2025/11/04 (Tue) 07:58
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I have experience with car insurance that covers rental cars while the car is out of service, so why not check with your insurance company to see if you are covered ？.

• Copilot
• 2025/11/05 (Wed) 16:21
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#10 Gaiko

＞ I told my insurance company that Uninsured Motorists Coverage is included in my insurance plan, but they said UM is not available in the state of Hawaii.
Then what are we paying for UM ？

The difference between states where Uninsured Motorists Coverage is applied to 'vehicles' and states where it is not is due to the [No-Fault system]. The premium base is higher.

🚘 [What is the No-Fault System]
No-Fault （ No-Fault ） System is a system whereby each person claims compensation from their own insurance company in the event of a car accident regardless of "who is at fault （ ）.

[Main Features]
• Regardless of whether you are at fault or not, your own insurance （ PIP ＝ Personal Injury Protection ） covers medical and other expenses.
• Aims to reduce lawsuits and cannot claim damages from the at-fault party for minor accidents.
• Property damage （ Car repairs, etc. ） are not covered, so separate vehicle insurance is required.

＞ The car has already been sent to a repair shop.

If you repair the car on your own without checking with the insurance company, you will not be insured.
*Need to check with the insurer

＞ What is rental car cover ？ Does it mean a loaner car while the car is not available?

No replacement car unless the rental car is also separately insured.
*Need to check with the insurance company.

• ガイ子
• 2025/11/05 (Wed) 19:02
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#12 Copilot
Thank you for the clear explanation

My car was hit and I contacted my insurance company first. I was told that my insurance did not have collision coverage and that I could use the Tow Truck on my policy, but that I would have to do the repairs myself.

I had insurance for the rental car
Thank you all!

• 今年5月に卒業した母
• 2025/10/31 (Fri) 10:31
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Hello. I am the mother of a child who has been a student at Central Union for 2 years, graduated this May, and is now attending Kinder.
Regarding enrollment, we were also unable to get into the preschool that was our first choice, and we waited for a while for an alternate to come forward, but none came.
I was told to come and see the school, so I went to see the school, filled in the application form, and was admitted.
There is an examination, but it seems that all applicants on the alternate list are notified of their acceptance by March or April. Looking at the situation
where we were able to get in because there were still openings on it, I think the exam is only ostensibly a performance thing.

Kinder exams, but I think that almost all Punahou took the exam, which is really not an exaggeration to say all of them, and about 80% of Iolani took the exam as well.
Punahou was by far the most popular. We all wear Tutor and I go to Tutor almost 3-4 days a week.
Central Union is not a feeder school, but a preschool where all the children go to take the Kinder exam
where the families who send their children to the school wear Tutor, go to cram school, and attend IQ Math classes in Kahala.

I do think the acceptance rate was low this year. There are quite a few children in my child's class who are currently attending Public.
Unfortunately, we were not accepted to Punahou and Iolani, so we have started attending another private school.

I hear that the feeder schools to Punahou and Iolani now are St. Clements and Unity School, which are very academic.
I think Central Union and Waiokeola are out of the three feeder families. That may lead to them all being accepted, and there being enough openings to accept them at any time without having to take the test. The Montessori community is another pedagogy, and we don't hear much about kinder exams. However, I do hear that children raised in early childhood with Montessori methods
have higher academic achievement. I don't know if this is true or not. It may or may not be a good fit.
When we contacted them, Montessori was full and they would not even let us wait for a substitute.

If you are considering taking the Kinder exam, St. Clements or Unity School will do academics in preschool. However,
if you don't start tutoring and attending cram school at least one year before the exam, it will be difficult to take the Punahou or Iolani exam after Korona.
As someone else mentioned, in the year of our children who are currently in kinder, there were 663 students in Punahou and 403 in Iolani.
The sad reality is that 500 Punahou and 300 Iolani were not accepted.

No matter which preschool you go to, it depends on how much you can prepare for the exam at home, so I think you should visit the preschool and see for yourself.

• LA
• 2025/11/04 (Tue) 10:33
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My second child is currently attending Central Union. We are in the middle of an entrance exam right now.
It's pretty bleak right now. ！ Some mothers are trying to get the upper hand by directly asking the mothers of the children who finished their exams early.
Probably all of them are taking the exam again this year.
My oldest son also took the Kinder exam last year at Central Union, but he did not pass the top two schools and is a public school. Our policy is that the top two schools are worth it to get into private, but if not, go to the top public school ！. Of course, we will let them take the test in 4th grade and middle.
Last year when my oldest son took the test, I think there were about 15 kids from Central Union who were accepted to Punahou. Within Central Union alone, 40-50 were rejected.
There are a lot of kids who went to Public, including ours.

Regarding your question about how to enter Central Union, there is indeed an exam. However, it is said that all students are accepted, so even if you are on the waitlist, you will be accepted.
If you ask whether it is academic or not, I am at a loss to answer. It is not that academic preschool.
Everyone sends their children to Takahashi Juku, other Tutor, IQ, etc., so the academic part is actually supplemented there.
For your information.

• ２歳児のママです
• 2025/11/04 (Tue) 13:11
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Thank you both for your comments. It seems that Central Union is not a feeding school to Punahou after all. I understand.
The acceptance rate is not that high, although all students take the exam. I am glad that I could see the reality and not believe the old rumors. Thank you very much. I have the impression that you don't have to worry much about the entrance exam. I contacted the school and they told me that they have been giving acceptance letters to all students for the past several years. I have submitted my application, but I am not sure if I will actually take the test. I have St. Clements and Unity School as my first choice, and if they all pass, I may try to take the exam as a suppression since the location is close to my home.
I appreciate your valuable feedback. Thank you very much.

• ブドウ
• 2025/10/24 (Fri) 22:23
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If you want to change your phone, it is wise to buy an unlocked phone from an Apple store if you want to buy an iPhone
because you are bound by a contract if you buy from the phone company. The same goes for Android.
You can use any sim.
In other words, buying at a phone company's store is a trick and a tie. I'm surprised that people still don't know this stuff.

• sweetです
• 2025/10/28 (Tue) 13:40
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Thank you for telling me.
I made a question topic in ？ ？ at the word iphone17 free.
We don't mind the contract terms at all. I just wanted to know if I can get a
new iPhone17 for only ＄ 62/month that I am paying now if I continue
with my 36months contract again.
＃ 3 Eh ？ Thank you
for your kind words.

• tanaka
• 2025/10/25 (Sat) 23:48
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Hello. I have an experience too. It's not very safe, isn't it?
I called several car dealers at the time to see how much it would cost.
It was more than 5 years ago, so I don't know where is the cheapest now. There are many in Honolulu, so I suggest you call and check.

• KAN
• 2025/10/26 (Sun) 15:23
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Any auto repair shop anywhere will do it. Of course, at a dealership, too. Roughly, it would be about 20 ～ 40 $.
The only problem is where it is stuck. If it is in the middle of the tire, it can be repaired, but not more than both ends. If the tire is close to new, you can pull out the nail. If the tire is almost new, there is a possibility that there is no air leakage even if the nail is removed.

• こーの字
• 2025/10/27 (Mon) 08:34
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I stepped on a nail myself about 3 years ago. I was thrilled to see a sign of low air pressure and took it to LexBrodie's in Kaneohe. I think it was because it was evening time and they were free, but they fixed it in about 30 minutes and I was surprised at the cost $ 22 （ although the price may have gone up now ）. In my case it was the center of the tire. FYI.

• Prius
• 2025/10/27 (Mon) 13:22
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I have the same experience.
In my case, the tire pressure warning light came on, I inflated it at the gas station, and a few days later the warning light came on again, so I took it to the dealer and they found a nail that had just stuck and took care of it for free. Either it was free because there was no major damage to the tire ？ or because it was in the Toyota Drive Sure ？ I'm not sure which.

• KAN
• 2025/10/20 (Mon) 13:34
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If you repeatedly enter the country during the year, you will always be questioned by customs.
This is because customs suspects that there is an intention to emigrate. Since there are countless people worldwide who make such attempts, customs is on the lookout for them and will eventually take action to deport them. Once you are deported, you will be banned from the U.S. for at least 10 years, so don't worry.

• Northshore
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• 2025/10/20 (Mon) 18:30
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Leave people alone. It's not your own problem.

• COCO
• 2025/10/20 (Mon) 19:22
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#2 Dear Northshore

I'm a stranger too, so I guess I can leave it alone, but...
This person used to be a hot topic on social networking sites.

He had over 20 pets, including shelter dogs, shelter cats, and birds, and
declared his plan to move to Hawaii on a tourist visa with all his pets.
He said he would make more than 10 round trips between Hawaii and Japan to transport his pets. I think everyone is concerned about the animals, as some of the shelter dogs are old dogs.
I, too, wonder what would happen to the pets left behind in Hawaii if their owners were deported during the migration process. ？

I also have a shelter dog, but I think that owners should stop putting animals at risk because of their ego.

• Copilot
• 2025/10/21 (Tue) 16:19
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I, too, have seen this topic before and watched the video, and have been watching the short video for a while.
I think that entering Hawaii on a tourist visa and traveling back and forth between Japan and Hawaii until you win a DV is
I also think that you should think a little bit about the animals, as they could be deported.

The dogs are all senior dogs, some are in diapers. The cats also have cherry ears, so they are shelter cats.
There are about 10 birds of various species, and the regulations are strict for bringing birds to Hawaii.

There are no condos that can hold so many pets, so it may be possible to purchase a single family home in Hawaii with a lump sum of cash, but

If you have taken in a shelter dog or cat and become a foster parent, you should be responsible for raising it until its last days.
Transportation from Japan to Hawaii poses a great risk to senior animals, and that risk should be a top priority. You should not do anything that will shorten the animals' lives in your own dream of moving to Hawaii.

• モアナ
• 2025/10/23 (Thu) 16:45
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？ He deleted all his videos about moving to Hawaii...

Someone reported him to YouTube and I guess he was banned from YouTube.

I would respect him if he could move to Hawaii safely with all the animals.