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Do you sell swimsuits in Honolulu that are comfortable for Japanese people to wear ？?

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  • hana
  • 2023/08/25 03:48

I'm sorry for the stupid question. I am planning to stay in Honolulu for a trip, but I don't know if I will need a swimsuit （ until I get there ）, so I am wondering if I should buy one in Japan or get one when I need it locally.

Is it easy to find Japanese （ padded ）, size and price （ 100 ＄ or less ） ？

Please let me know if you have any recommendations for stores

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  • Kaoru
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 11:01
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Target has a lot of different kinds. They should also have padding. I think you can get a top and bottom for about $ 50.

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  • Momo
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 15:27
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There are places that sell them. But when my friend came here, she wanted to get it locally. First of all, it's hard to find a favorite. Basically, they are all unpadded. There are so many different sizes and designs, so you will waste a lot of time.
I think Japan is definitely the best place to go because it's summer and there are so many different kinds and they are cheap. I will recommend it to my friends next time. I will recommend it to my friends from now on.

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  • hana
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 22:27
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Thank you both ！ I will procure it in Japan this time.

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Returning to Japan during green card renewal

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  • 質問
  • mail
  • 2023/08/24 23:59

Please let me know if you have recently been in the process of renewing your green card and it expired and you have successfully returned from an overseas trip from the US without a new card yet, or if you know more about this.
I went through the green card renewal process this past January and also went to get my fingerprints taken. My original card has already expired.
I think I can go to Japan, but will I be able to come back to Hawaii without any problem? Do I need to do anything to leave the US ？
I need to buy a plane ticket next week, so if someone could give me the right information, that would be very helpful. Thank you in advance.

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I have a Green Card with a round hole punched in the bottom of it that says
Renewal in progress (usually valid for 1 year after expiration) ？ I used this expired punched Green Card to enter and leave the country while renewing in 2016 and had no problem. No problem with the airline either. I don't know if this is still the case today, as it was a long time ago.

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  • Sean0914
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 14:22
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As for me,
I renewed my GC in December 2022.
I went to Japan in May of this year and did not receive my new card at that time, so I inquired and received a letter!
It stated that the letter would be valid for one year after the GC expired.

but it took about 30 minutes at immigration when I arrived in Hawaii.

The letter from immigration is
I-797.

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  • Sae
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 15:33
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I also received a letter. Letter of application. Basically, if you have that, you should be fine. I guess you can't come back without the letter ？
or come back as a traveler ？
I guess you should check with immigration.

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  • haruhawaii
  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 15:42
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I went to Japan during renewal. You said you don't have any kind of certificate, but do you have the I-797 （ extension letter ） sent by USCIS after renewal ？ with which you can travel outside the US? You must carry the original I-797 with you when you travel out of the country, along with your expired green card. Please note that photocopies are not acceptable.

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  • 2023/08/25 (Fri) 17:16
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To all of you kind people. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, the original I-797.
I understand that it sometimes takes time at immigration like Sean0914 did. Thank you for your experience.

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Looking for a preschool for 3 year olds

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#1
  • Era
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  • 2023/08/21 23:39

I am not sure where to send my child to preschool ❖(town ❖).
Please let me know if you have any recommendations.
Thank you very much.

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  • 3歳の女の子ママ
  • 2023/08/22 (Tue) 09:04
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Hi ！ We started a 3 year old class this year and I have had a tutor since I was 2.
It depends on whether the school is an exam school or a wait list school.

If it is an exam school, then St. Clements, Montessori Community School, Unity School, Central Union, and Midpac.

If you don't need to take entrance exams,
KCAA next to Kakaako Whole Foods, Seagull, Kawaiahao, Makiki Church, Hongwanji, Waialae, FBC, Olivet, St. Patrick's....

All of the schools you are considering are over 15,000 per year tuition $.
In Tuition, St. Patrick, Olivet, and Segal were unbeatable at schools that did not need to take the test.
For your information.

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  • do
  • 2023/08/22 (Tue) 14:42
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1 ・ I only knew of 2 preschools, but I have been trying to find out about them for the past 6 months, so I thought it would be helpful to know what I did to start my child at a new school next year.
You can ask your acquaintances, but if you search for preschools on google maps, you will find a lot of preschools. Some places were paperless.
Once the application is submitted and accepted, you will be able to secure one for your child. In my opinion, the places where people who know everyone with kids and want to put them in private school from elementary school send them, the tuition is high, it's hard to get in because of the entrance exams, and some places don't do in-person tours in the first place. I haven't heard from the one that said they would do it if it were virtual, but they don't have any plans right now and would email me when they did...it's been two months now and I haven't heard from them. My requirements were that the place be easy to get to, the tuition was reasonable, and the school had a good atmosphere. Some places are starting to accept applications now, but some are already full for the next school year, so I think you should keep deciding.

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#4

Thank you all for the information ！
I will look into it properly.

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  • ママ
  • 2023/08/23 (Wed) 15:47
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Hello. Do you want to go to school right away ？ Since the new school year is starting this month everywhere, many schools may be on waitlist, but if you wait 6 months or so, there may be openings, so it would be good to check how many people are waiting on waitlist at the time of application.

I have heard good things about Kawaiahao, Angels at play, Hongwanji, and Sacred Heart from people I know.

I had to keep an excel sheet to compare them because they really vary from school to school in terms of tuition, hours, after school, lunch availability, educational policy, etc.

By the way, in Town, preschool at Wai'alae Elementary School, a charter school, is free under government jurisdiction. The school will start accepting applications for the 2024 school year in January 2024, though the odds are very high. Good luck finding a good school.

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Soccer Coach Assistant

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  • Ms.starfish
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  • 2023/08/22 07:29

My nephew, a college student from Japan, will be staying with us until the end of September
He has been playing soccer since elementary school and is looking for a place to volunteer as a kids soccer coach assistant while in Hawaii
He does not speak English yet and would like to assist a coach who speaks Japanese Please let me know if you know of any teams that would accept volunteer coach assistants!

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Tell us about your pet hotel.

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  • ネコ
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  • 2023/08/18 10:49

I think you mentioned a pet hotel run by a Japanese before, can you tell me about it?
If you know of any other good pet hotels, please let me know.

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Where can I study around Ala Moana?

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  • mame
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  • 2023/08/08 08:19

I would like to know if anyone knows of any recommended places, free spaces, cafes, etc. where I can study alone in the Ala Moana area.

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  • Cafe
  • 2023/08/08 (Tue) 23:03
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I don't know if they have wifi, but how about Honolulu Coffee across from the convention center ？ It's very clean and spacious. If you need wifi, Starbucks is the place to go ？ But I don't think I've seen any students studying at Starbucks lately. Maybe they don't have wifi service because of Corona so that people can't stay there for too long ？.

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  • HonoluluWaikiki
  • 2023/08/11 (Fri) 14:55
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Honolulu Coffee Experience Center, Starbucks has WiFi.

Starbucks in the lobby of the Ala Moana Hotel or something like that would be good.

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I recommend the coworking space across the street from Whole Foods.

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Easy remodeling of studio condos

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  • ALOHA８０８
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  • 2023/08/09 10:39

Hello.

The studio condo we own is getting quite old and we are looking for someone
or a contractor who can replace the lights, repair the bathroom, etc.
Please let us know if you have any recommendations for companies, contractors, etc. that you use.

Thanks in advance.

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  • リノベ
  • 2023/08/10 (Thu) 09:22
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Hi
I hired Ken Park's company, which is listed in the Vivinavi Hawaii Town Guide ！
He seems to be Korean, but he speaks Japanese, was very kind and accommodating, and I was satisfied with the renovation ！
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I also contacted a certain A construction company that is also listed in the Town Guide for an estimate, but this person was nice at first, but became more and more arrogant and rude, and finally verbally abusive … As a result, I did not ask them to do the work and asked Ken Park's company to do it for me.
Please be careful.

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Mailing your belongings and car when moving out of state

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  • 渡り鳥
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  • 2023/08/10 03:16

Hello ！
I would appreciate any wisdom or experience you may have in advising me about moving from Hawaii to the Mainland.

For various reasons, I need to move from Hawaii to the Mainland, but since I am temporarily out of Hawaii, I am not likely to be able to make the various arrangements myself.
So I am looking for a service that can get my luggage ＝ from self storage to FedEx/UPS/USPS ・ to my car ＝ from the garage to Honolulu Port.
If anyone knows of such a service, we would love to know about it.

Thank you in advance.

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Returning to Japan for Children with Dual Citizenship

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  • さくら
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  • 2023/08/09 10:47

I suddenly realized that I will be taking my child, who was born in Hawaii, to Japan for the first time. At this time, which passport should I use to enter Japan or the U.S. ？ The ticket has already been purchased in the U.S. name.

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I think it would be best to ask the Japanese consulate.

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  • さくら
  • 2023/08/09 (Wed) 13:13
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Yes ！
Thank you.

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  • さくら
  • 2023/08/09 (Wed) 14:11
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I immediately inquired and was told that when entering and leaving the U.S. I would use my American passport and when entering and leaving Japan I would use my Japanese passport ！
This means that when entering and leaving Japan, my child and I will stand in the Japanese line and my American husband will stand separately in the foreigner's line.
If anyone can help me with this, please let me know. If anyone understands this, please answer me.
Also, I have both passports made, but if I use only my American passport, will there be any penalties?

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When you go through immigration, there will be an officer around, so ask him if you can join the line of Japanese people.
It depends on the officer, but I think there are many who say it is OK.
There is no penalty for using a passport, but you will be told to use a Japanese passport if you are in Japan. Some immigration officers may complain and complain about you. Basically, if you are Japanese, you must use a Japanese passport to enter Japan.
If you enter Japan with an American passport, you can only stay in Japan for 90 days because you are entering as a foreigner.
If something happens during your stay in Japan and you have to stay longer, it will be troublesome.
The reverse is also true. Be careful.

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  • さくら
  • 2023/08/09 (Wed) 19:17
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Thank you for your experience ！
Before I had a child, I had to separate from my husband and wait in line at immigration, and if one line was long, one of us would have to wait, but I was worried about waiting with a small child. I'm not at an airport in Japan, but I've had trouble with that waiting line.

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I called the police for a fender bender, but no police report was made.

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  • さの
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  • 2023/08/08 01:01

Has anyone ever had a fender bender and called the police and the officer actually came but no police report was made ？

I rented a car from Turo and the officer came immediately after the accident but 2 days later （ the accident happened on a Saturday When I went to the police station at night ） to pick up the police report, I was told that they could not find it.
When I called the phone number of the police officer who came after the accident and asked him what happened, he said that the drivers had exchanged contact information with each other and that he did not keep a record. I was stunned by the unthinkable response.

I want to go through my insurance company to fix the damage to my vehicle, is this possible without a police report? （ I have never heard of this before ）
Also, does anyone know if it is possible to have a police report made at a later date for a fender bender for example ？.

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