Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• BT
• Today 09:03
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Sim Card ＆ E I don't know much about Simi cards, but in our case, we have three iPhones （ that we usually use in the US. I use LINE installed on my iPhones ） when I go back to Japan by connecting to free public Wifi or Wifi at the hotel or other places where I stay. Also, when my kids went to Japan last year with some friends, they rented a pocket Wifi at the airport （ for about 300 yen per day ？ ） and used it when they needed to connect to it during their stay. Unfortunately, I can't give you advice on that since it was a long time ago when I tried to swap Sim cards like Phone did, but I hope others can give you some good advice.

• m
• mail
• Today 15:01
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I think E sim is the easiest.　If you are not confident about setting it up yourself, there are counters at the airport where you can have it installed.

• phone
• Today 17:16
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＞ #2 Mr. Snotty
Thank you for your prompt advice ！ Holafly is something I've been hearing more and more about lately, so I was just curious

＞ #4 BT
Thanks for your kind share! Thank you very much for your kind share. I used to use my phone in the same way without any problem, but when I came back to Japan 2 years ago, I bought a Japanese Sim card with a Japanese phone number on it, so I would like to use it if possible.
I'm not sure if the same account can be used on two iPhones, even if the iPhone is set to Airplane mode and the LINE app is used in the U.S. The world has become too convenient for my brain to keep up.

#5 m
Thank you for your reply ！
If things get complicated, I'd like to use E sim, but I don't want to waste the E sim for Japan that I already purchased.

• りんご
• Today 18:20
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I have the same account on my ipad, and I am also using the same account on my Galaxy tablet. However, when I logged on to my Galaxy tablet the other day with the account I use on my iPhone, the line on my iPhone stopped connecting to my account on my iPhone, saying that it had been transferred to another device and was no longer available. After deleting the line on my galaxy, I can use it again on my i phone, but my past talk history is gone. I can set up a backup of my talk history in the settings of the line, so I set up a backup just in case.

• phone
• Today 18:43
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#7 apple

Thank you very much for the very useful information ！ I think I have read somewhere that the same Apple ID is good ？ ！ I think I have read such information too. I think I read such information somewhere. I had been unable to imagine using the same LINE account on two iPhones due to various information, but now I see the light ！ ！
Thank you very much.

• Tax
• 2025/02/09 (Sun) 10:55
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If you're in middle now, you attended MCS quite a while ago.
I guess it wasn't as difficult then as it is now. It has become much more difficult since Corona. I guess that's because the schools started announcing the schools they were going to after graduation, and they found out that over 90% of the students were going to Punahouiolani.
My oldest daughter graduated from MCS Elementary and is at Punahou. My second daughter graduated from MCS two years ago, but instead of going to Punahou like my oldest, she chose Iolani, which she is currently attending.
The third daughter is now at MCS Pre, but unlike the first and second daughters, there is a much higher admission rate for Pre and Kinder, which is a very difficult school to get into.
It takes a lot of time to pick up and drop off from three different places, but both my oldest and youngest have analyzed themselves well and decided which school they want to go to, and I respect that.
I can't thank the teachers enough for giving her the ability to know herself well and to decide her own path, and for constantly raising her academic ability to a high level without tutors. I know it is difficult to get in, but I think the key is to have a good understanding of the Montessori educational method and to write an application. I wish you the best of luck.

• ALOHA
• 2025/02/13 (Thu) 12:40
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My oldest son was not accepted at age 2, so I applied to Montessori community school again at age 3 and am waiting for the results ！
Please help me get in ！.

• ALOHA
• 2025/02/19 (Wed) 14:02
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Sorry, mid-March is the acceptance announcement for pre ？.

• 綿飴
• 2025/02/27 (Thu) 07:02
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ALOHA
I will announce my acceptance in the middle of March. ！
I've given up halfway because it's a very narrow gate.

• ななみ
• 2025/02/27 (Thu) 09:29
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We are waiting for the results too. St. Clements didn't make it and Central Union, which we took as a holdover, was accepted.
Since we only had three schools, Montessori Community School, St. Clements, and Central Union,
we did enroll in Central Union, but
to be honest, 8 of our close friends around us who are the same age as us also took the test, and all of them got into Central Union.
I was so impressed with the 100% pass rate that I wondered if it was worth taking the entrance exam.
I really want her to go to Montessori or St. Clements, I pray for her every day lol
It's only about 2 weeks away and I'm so nervous. I'm sure you all are the same. I hope she gets in....

• min
• 2025/02/18 (Tue) 13:48
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I am also looking for a preschool for my grandchildren with my daughter.
This preschool in Kahala is
funded by a Japanese company, but the owner is Korean.
It seems to accept students from Japan, but
it doesn't say anything about teachers speaking Japanese.
I was more surprised at the ridiculously high tuition fees.

For a 3 year old (no diapers)
8:00 ～ 14:30 per year $ 21,450
I need an extra hour to watch my child
14:30 ～ 17:00 per year $ 4680
per year $ 26,130 per month $ 2200 per month.
And the enrollment fee is $ 2000.

The other places we are looking at are $ about 1300 per month
And the enrollment fee is $ about 150.

I don't think you have to worry about your child, since he/she will get used to English soon if he/she is 3 years old, but
if the preschool accepts students from Japan,
they will be busy with the existing students. ？
I am worried about that.
Well, it's too expensive for me to send her to school at home...
I'll send her at 3 years old (without diapers).

• Mess
• 2025/02/18 (Tue) 17:13
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I saw a notice on the Chodo-Binabi page. If you are interested, I think it would be a good idea to contact them and get some information.
Preschools in Hawaii are all over the map, so if you choose one based on price alone, many people regret it later.
It is an investment in your child, so if he or she will grow up to be excellent in the future, it would be cheap ・ ・.

• レイ
• 2025/02/20 (Thu) 03:59
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Where do you live ？
Kahala ？?

• Yoshi
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• 2025/02/22 (Sat) 16:29
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私もびびなびの広告から見つけました。私はホノルルに引っ越ししてから日が浅く、3歳の子供のプレスクールを探しているのですが、かなり出遅れたようで、まだ新学期からの受付可能なところが限られていること考えるとアーリーアチーバーズも選択肢かなと思ってます。実際に園を運営しているのはSylvernなどの塾を経営している方のようで、教育のバックグラウンドがある方たちのようですし。以前はプレスクールだった場所であり、立地や施設もよさそうですし。。私は自宅がハワイカイで便利だと思いました。

• こーの字
• 2025/02/19 (Wed) 13:49
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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.

• モンテスラ
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• 2025/02/19 (Wed) 14:24
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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!

• min
• 2025/02/19 (Wed) 18:15
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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.

• Oahu
• 2024/06/11 (Tue) 15:38
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＃ Mr. 21

＞ Condo owner in Waikiki and owner of a short term property is jealous

Are you jealous ？ It's hard.
I've never been envied as an owner.

I know a lot of people who are doing their own bakelenges with residences. waikiki is small.

• 9
• 2024/06/13 (Thu) 14:21
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I have a lady who has 80 condos in Waikiki and
does vaqueros.

• あひ
• 2024/11/18 (Mon) 21:35
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No rules.

• 錠
• 2024/11/22 (Fri) 01:42
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#10 To Hawaii

"I will have no further association with the Japanese community."

Then why did you post on Vivinavi ？

If you posted on Vivinavi, it means you are

involved in the Japanese community

How about ？

Don't reply if you have an excuse ！

• birt
• 2024/11/22 (Fri) 12:07
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Oh well, don't be so angry.

I know you wrote this because prices are so high and you're having a hard time making ends meet, so
at least let him vent his stress.

• ハワイ
• 2024/11/19 (Tue) 15:01
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Motocross ・ I thought off-road bikes couldn't be driven on public roads ？.

• dashin
• 2024/11/20 (Wed) 18:56
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These are off-road type motorcycles. Most of them can be used on public roads. Racer type bikes are not allowed to be used on public roads.

• Sean0914
• 2024/11/20 (Wed) 19:41
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I've never heard of renting an off-road bike in Hawaii, but
I took a tour once a long time ago.
I'll post the site.
They don't have license plates, so it's more like a fun tour...

http://dirtbikeoahu.com/

Also, I searched around and found a rental shop that has dirt bikes
that you can ride on public roads in Waikiki. I think.

It is a Kawasaki KLR650, so
it may not be what you are looking for, but
here is the site too.

https://www.eaglerider.com/dirt-bike-rentals/honolulu-hawaii-united-states

• Mika
• 2024/10/18 (Fri) 08:46
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https://www.st-lukesclinic.com/physicians

I have never attended this clinic
but there is a Japanese counselor here. Why don't you inquire?

• INN
• 2024/10/18 (Fri) 13:27
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I feel the same way. Prices continue to rise and I am worried that I will run out of money.

My rent is going up and up, and it won't be long before I won't be able to pay it.

I am thinking of returning home completely.

• おすし
• 2024/10/18 (Fri) 17:16
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I am so sorry for your loss. I know it is hard.
A few years ago, there was a Japanese-speaking counselor at HMSA's online counseling service.
I think it was Arika, sorry, I don't remember her name. I believe her insurance covered all the expenses.
I think she may still be there ？, so please look for her on her own page on HMSA.

Since you are post-partum, is there any possibility of a hormonal imbalance ？ You could consult your doctor.
I have had severe PMS and have been given something like a light stabilizer.
They may be able to refer you to a counselor. Take care of yourself.

• min
• 2024/10/18 (Fri) 18:13
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About 10 years ago,
I felt the same way.

I was full of stress from raising my children, and anxiety about the future.

I had a counselor, Setsuko Yano, but to use HMSA insurance, I first had to get a referral from my family doctor (I think it was my gynecologist)
I think up to 12 visits were free.

Just getting them to listen to you makes a lot of difference.
My son was 1 year old at the time, but I took the plunge and started working full time with him in day care before he turned 2.
The salary and day care cost about the same,
maybe even red.

But I have benefits, and looking to the future, I am very glad I worked.
The amount of pension in the future will be very different.

Take care of yourself.

• my melody
• 2024/10/18 (Fri) 19:17
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Some people moved to
Japan, Texas, and Las Vegas because Hawaii didn't suit them and they were stressed.
Before Corona, but they can afford a house
because the cost of living is cheaper than Hawaii and the salary is better.
It's really too expensive to pay rent in Hawaii
so if you can't afford a house in Hawaii, you should consider moving
.

I hope you can talk to a counselor before you do that.

• じ
• 2024/09/15 (Sun) 09:32
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It's not going away.

• チコ
• 2024/09/16 (Mon) 07:59
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I heard that after Oct 25, the operation will be suspended until next March.
I heard that the outsourcing worker will be disbanded
after October even after March, so
I guess it will be difficult even after March ….

• Flight
• 2024/09/17 (Tue) 10:36
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#3 Chico
Thank you.
I heard a rumor that from now on they will only fly extra flights during busy times, but I guess that's true.
If outsourcing workers are laid off, there is no hope for revival.
It's a pity, because I used to use this service frequently.

• こーの字
• 2024/09/19 (Thu) 18:47
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I just got the press release, and it looks like it will only operate on a reduced schedule during the busy season in March

https://www.zipair.net/ja/notification/266

• Halo
• 2024/09/15 (Sun) 16:54
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I mean, normally, the hourly rate is higher in the nanny business.
I think it's about the same level as the average after checking various places.
I know someone who paid a little over $30 an hour.
I guess it would have been OK since it was only a few hours and not full time.
Instead, he seemed to have a variety of
qualifications, such as being a licensed nurse, child-related and safety ？ . It looks like he presented his license first, too.

• min
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• 2024/09/16 (Mon) 22:06
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There is a big difference between the age of your child and
if you ask for a one-off or a monthly.
For a single session, I think 1 hour $ 25 ～ 30 is the market rate.
Our family has graduated
12 months ～ We had a sitter until 26 months.
Monthly $ 1800, from 18 months $ 1600.
Single visit to the same place was $ 22.

I visited many places, but
the sitter I saw with my own children was relatively cheap. The place I asked for was not only the price, but also the fact that the hours were until 6:00 pm, and they also allowed me to shower during the hours.