Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• Wai
• Yesterday 16:07
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That's what hotels in Hawaii are like now … By the way, there is a $100 hostel on the North Shore for backpackers, so that's where you would stay on the island.

• Kuroneko
• Today 07:15
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Kamaaina stay cation, but you could also try to get a DEAL when it's off-season.
You can go to Papulik's campsite or
If you don't live in the town, you can stay at a hotel in Waikiki and enjoy
the lively night life in Waikiki.

• Airbnb
• Today 09:03
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If the timing is right, Airbnb can also help you find a place to stay cheaper than a hotel.

• ハワイ新参者
• Today 11:18
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I see
I was surprised that hotels in Waikiki are cheaper, but once you leave Waikiki ＆ Ala Moana $ it is normal to spend over 1000 ・ ・ ・
it is a small island country after all ・ ・
I don't think I could live here for long unless I really like Hawaii💦
I would get bored easily, especially since I like to travel.

How are you spending the holidays with your family ？
Ours is beach, pool, BBQ ・ ・ ・ we do it all the time. 😢

• alohamaialohaaku
• Today 08:13
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Thank you very much, Mr. Copilot.

Our specialist advised us to apply for the visa if we are likely to be out of the country for more than 6 months, and we are proceeding with the procedure as soon as possible to ensure that it arrives while we are still in the US.

I am writing to see if anyone else is in a similar situation.
（ You are not alone, we are in different situations, but we will work together ！ ）.

• nuiloamama
• 2026/03/05 (Thu) 13:27
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I also checked it out when I was back home.
↓ Here is the site.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/traveling-with-ag-products/meats-poultry-seafood

Fish has been allowed to bring in before

this time,
Meat extract is OK
but not beef jerky, retort curry, or other items with visible pieces of meat.
For example, curry roux is ok, but not retort curry
And as for chicken, it depends on the time
If bird flu is confirmed in Japan, it is not ok
Baby Star Ramen was confiscated (December 2025) Also, Curry Bread etc. purchased at convenience stores are not allowed
Only sealed products

Customers in Hawaii may not know this information
My friend had her Cup Ramen confiscated.
So next time I will print this site and carry it with me

Enjoy your stay in Japan!

• こーの字
• 2026/03/05 (Thu) 14:31
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Thanks for starting and replying to a useful topic.
Am I correct in my interpretation that if it is not listed on the USDA website, it is not a problem （ e.g. meat extract ）.
This alone would increase the number of items we can bring back.

The only thing I always refrain from buying to take home is chicken soup stock, but
it is chicken related so it may be difficult under the circumstances.

• nuiloamama
• 2026/03/05 (Thu) 17:10
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#Ko no Kanji-sama

On the USDA website ｢ under Meat ｣ it says you can bring in meat as long as it is not bone-in and the package is sealed.
So I brought in Teng's beef jerky
but they confiscated it because I was told that I could not bring in anything with a trace of meat (retort-pouch curry, etc.).
But they said all beef extracts are OK.

However, in December, there was a confirmed case of bird flu in Japan, so chicken extract was not allowed.

｢ Meat ｣ If you click on Meat you will find
where you can click on the status of each country.
To find out a country's status for these diseases, ｢ visit Animal Health Status of Regions. ｣

Click here You will then see a list of countries.

Looking at Japan, there is currently bird flu in Iwate prefecture.
It says that unprocessed livestock products from this region cannot be brought into the US, but I think it had a similar book title in December.
Customers were told no chicken extract because of the bird flu, but I believe ？ it was really ok because it was not unprocessed.
So next time I will print the Japanese page and say it is not unprocessed.

The reason I went custom this time is that
we both have 3 cartons of the cigarettes you asked for
and
I'll pay the tax on the 20 that jumped out (tax free is 200 per person but mine comes in 140 per carton and 3 cartons are 420) I thought.
I was told at that time that 20 bottles were ok, but ｢ I didn't have any other precious metals or bags ？
meat or vegetables ？ ｣ and asked
meat extract was now ok ？ in the same way. I asked him.
Everyone going through duty free went through
and no one was opening their suitcases.

• K
• Yesterday 09:49
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Thank you for sharing your valuable information

I know that changes are made every day, so it would be great if this topic remains as a place to share new information and exchange actual experiences ！ ！
Please continue to do so!

I really can't run out of things I want to bring, like chicken broth, dried fish, cod roe, etc. ・ ・ ・ I would be happy to bring them ♪

• こーの字
• Yesterday 12:42
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#4 nuiloamama

Thank you very much for the detailed follow-up ！
Next time I return home, I will try to bring in chicken soup under the circumstances.

More than 15 years ago, when I had just arrived in Hawaii, I brought back a variety of food items without knowing the details of customs declarations and was stopped by customs and had them confiscated only when I had set the "Are you bringing in food items?
At that time, I was told that I would not be penalized this time, but I was probably flagged on the entry record, and for a while after that, I was taken directly from immigration to customs to have my luggage inspected.
Although I am no longer stopped these days, I still tell MPC that I am bringing food into the country, and at immigration I tell them that I have brought back food as souvenirs. Even so, when I go through customs, I am nervous that I will be stopped.

So thank you again.

• Yuko
• 2026/03/03 (Tue) 19:27
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MIKI

I guess you would think so if you are different ages and have lived in Hawaii.

I used to live in an old condo in Waikiki and someone who moved from NY said

the rent was $1500 cheaper than NY.

70% of the people I know are homeowners （ homeowners ）. Did you also know that 50% of Hawaii residents are homeowners ？

Affordable First Home Buyer, and you can buy new construction quite cheaply if you meet the requirements.

Everyone would rather live in a new condo than an old one, and some popular areas and sizes sell out in a week.

Do your research and see, if you plan to live in Hawaii for more than 10 years, it is better to buy.

If you sell it after 10 years, you will have lived there for 10 years for free.

Some people are saving money and buying their second property that way.

Someday when you retire, you won't be able to survive if your pension and your rental are the same amount or your rental is more expensive.

That's why there are so many old people homeless.

It depends on the information you get from your friends, partners and family, and your environment, but if no one around you is a homeowner

you can do your own research. Make the most of the deals that are available only to US residents.

• アッパーイーストサイド
• 2026/03/04 (Wed) 20:19
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Miki-san,

It is a capitalist country, isn't it? ？ Prices are determined by supply and demand, so as Miki-san pointed out, if 10,000 locals leave Oahu each year, there is a big possibility that rent prices will go down. I feel that the gap between the rich and the poor is widening in developed countries. I think it is not easy for them to survive because there are so many real estate brokers in Honolulu. I also read his article and did not think it was "insensitive". By the way, Hawaii has high real estate prices and prices are too high, but salaries are too low ？ Real estate is expensive in both SF and NY, but salaries are also high, so you can give up some of that. So, Miki, it might be a good idea for you to leave Hawaii once and work in the mainland to save money, and then return to Hawaii to acquire real estate ～.

• Mik
• 2026/03/05 (Thu) 14:10
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Well, it's capitalism.
Middle class ？ I don't care about the common man.
If you don't have money, you have to get off this island.
That's why some people from Hawaii are moving to Las Vegas. It is sad but this is the reality.

• Wai
• 2026/03/05 (Thu) 16:56
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If it were cheaper, people from all over the world would come to Hawaii to live there, and the population density and traffic would be very bad.
So it is becoming like a game of musical chairs, where only the rich can win the right to live on the island. It's like a game of musical chairs, where only the rich can win the right to live on the island. It's a real shame and I hate it, though.

• Banana
• 2026/03/05 (Thu) 17:11
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Hawaii is for rich people now. If you have the feeling of the old Hawaii, you will get sick. Well, I definitely prefer the old Hawaii of the common people.

• iolani 親です
• 2026/02/20 (Fri) 21:20
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My child attends iolani. We started in 1st grade from Waitlist.
iolani is on Waitlist until 5th if you are in Waitlist in Kinder. if there is an Opening Spot, you are approached in order.
Every year, there are around 100 students accepted （ They claim 96, but some years there are 100 ） There are 40 other Waitlists, but some students quit, so
Quite often there are almost 40 Waitlists somewhere during Elementary. The current situation is that we are able to enroll.
This time, the 4th recruitment is quite rare. However, as the Lord said, there are currently only 86 students in the grade that will be the 4th this summer, and there are a lot of students who want to go to Punahou who did not get into Punahou in Kinder. There are also some students who move to Punahou if they pass the exam. （ Every year several students take the exam and about 3-5 pass ）
Other than that, there are students who move back to their respective countries, families who find it difficult to pay the tuition fees, etc. Some students leave every year because they don't fit iolani.
When my child took the kinder exam, iolani was booming and there were many families who chose iolani if they were accepted to both punahou and iolani, but recently, it seems that there are many who are accepted to both and go to punahou, and more than half of the 40 students on the iolani kinder waitlist are accepted to kinder. More than half of the 40 waitlisted students in Kinder at iolani have been accepted to Kinder.
All private schools are struggling to survive. Some schools are even disappearing.
As a parent of a current student, I feel that iolani is now in a situation where they cannot apply until the 6th grade and have to change.

• とめ
• 2026/02/26 (Thu) 16:12
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I am also a parent of an Iolani student.
We went to public 6th grade, but it wasn't the right fit for my kids and they went into 7th grade. I feel that a lot of families move quite a bit because of the land. Also, there are some families that say they are having a tougher time paying the bills.
There are times when there are many openings, but the families that really want to apply seem to inquire every year and take on the challenge. There is also a debate going on here about Punahou or Iolani, but each school has its own characteristics and atmosphere, and I think this is largely a matter of compatibility with the child. I hear that Iolani has more homework than Punahou, but if you have good grades （ and aim to graduate without losing credits ） I think it is not that hard, but those who aim for higher are really working hard, which is surprising even to parents.
This may be a little off from the 4th recruitment, but I think it is a good idea to take some kind of action every year if you want your child to attend the school, without being influenced by the number of applicants or the popularity of the school.

• 質問
• 2026/02/26 (Thu) 23:23
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Iolani School disciplines seniors over sexual list targeting female students, staff, sources say
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/02/26 /iolani-school-disciplines-seniors-over-sexual-list-targeting-female-students-staff-sources-say/
I saw this news article.
If you know specifics, could you please let us know?
I am wondering how such a problem could have occurred at one of the top schools in Hawaii.

• ニュース
• 2026/02/27 (Fri) 10:31
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Iolani, you were in the news.
My child also started at Iolani from Kinder and now attends the middle school.
Various students are coming from the middle school, and some of them have surprising language and attitudes that my child is surprised.
As a result, it is the parents' responsibility, but my child feels that there are students who have no morals in the school.
In fact, the school's popularity seems to be declining, and the ratio of students who enter is decreasing year by year.
My child's friendships have continued from Kinder, so she is not thinking about changing schools, but I am concerned.
Especially since the school has students with such poor morals that they are in the news. As a parent, I am worried.
I work at a tutoring center
The "serious Iolani" students are changing in quality these days. I have the impression that Punahou has a stricter school discipline and the students are more solid.
If Iolani banned all devices such as cell phones, Apple watches, tablets, etc. in the school, students would be able to communicate with each other, play physically, and
grow up healthy both mentally and physically. This is a very unfortunate incident.

• 質問
• 2026/03/02 (Mon) 23:01
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Dear Mr. News
Thank you for your prompt reply.
I understand that there are various types of students depending on the grade level from which they entered the school, such as from kinder, middle, and so on. I think it is common all over the world, including Japan and the U.S., that some students have serious problems even at the top level schools, but I am a little concerned to hear that Iolani's school culture is changing somewhat. What will happen now? Thank you very much for sharing your valuable story with us.

• 激戦キンダーお受験
• 2025/11/13 (Thu) 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.

• お受験戦争
• 2025/12/03 (Wed) 12:56
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I went to the Iolani group exam the other day. I was told that there were still less than 400 people taking the exam and that last year about 20 people were moved up from the waitlist.
When my older son took the exam last year, he said that only about 10 waitlisted students were moved up each year, so
the child who started attending Kinder this August, who passed both Punahou and Iolani, had a much higher percentage of Punahou choices. The Iolani admissions people were truly surprised that there were less than 400 test takers and
that there were 20 advanced admissions. Was the Iolani boom over after about 2 years? Also, as others have mentioned, the 90% Asian race rate was not a lie. Probably 70% Chinese （ Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong ） and 20-25% Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino. For your information.

• キンダー受験
• 2026/01/14 (Wed) 09:12
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We also took the Kinder exam last year. We sent our child to a preschool where they were told they had a good chance of getting into Punahou Iolani Kinder.
I did it with a tutor for a year and a half, but neither Punahou nor Iolani was able to make the alternate list. I was very depressed, but from there I started looking for a private school that would accept me. After being rejected from Punahou and Iolani, I contacted HBA and Merinole and was told that both schools had finished announcing their acceptances but had openings, so I went to see the schools.
Kinder, Punahou and Iolani are the only top 2 schools that are competitive. There are many schools that you can get into after Punahou and Iolani are announced. To be honest, I was surprised.
I was disappointed with the results of the Kinder exam, but the one year experience was a great experience for me and my child to work towards a goal together for the first time. We decided not to go to HBA or Merinol, but to go to Public, and we will continue to work together with our child for the 4th exam.
If Punahou had 550 applicants who didn't get into Kinder, I'm convinced that it's too narrow a field for us. I know the pressure is on, but I just want my child to go to the school he wants to go to.

• え？
• 2026/02/23 (Mon) 11:35
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You are recruiting for Iolani 4th. I hear they are finally starting to run out of students.
40 kinder exam alternates, and after all the applicants have been moved up, they still don't have enough. I wonder what happened. Looks like there will be openings next year and the year after.

• rainy
• 2026/02/28 (Sat) 16:50
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When the Iolani School incident hit the news, I felt that "One Team" and the counselor-dependent approach is still not working in this school. I'm appling to take the Kinder exam this fall, and I still think it will spur the popularity of Punahou.

• ヤマダ
• 2026/02/19 (Thu) 14:17
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You could try an eSIM ？
For example, Nomad eSIM offers 30 days/5GB for $10.
I'm sure there are many other cheaper places if you look around, but just FYI ！.

• nuiloamama
• 2026/02/19 (Thu) 16:52
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I always use
JapanConnect eSIM.
15 days, 10G, 1870 yen.
You will receive a QR code when you apply.
You can put it in your phone while you are in Hawaii
and use it as soon as you arrive in Japan.

Please search eSim for various plans.

• 戌年
• 2026/02/20 (Fri) 01:18
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Yamada-san, nuiloamama
Thanks for the advice ！ I will search Nomad eSIM and JapanConnect eSIM immediately.

• Tsuyoshi
• 2026/02/23 (Mon) 20:49
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I use Hanacell.
I can keep my Japanese number and it is very convenient when I go back to Japan temporarily.

• 戌年
• 2026/02/25 (Wed) 21:59
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Tsuyoshi
Hanacell I have heard of it. I'll look into it ！ Thanks.

• ringo
• 2026/02/25 (Wed) 10:02
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If it's a simple tax return, I think one way is to do it yourself with Turbo tax ！ payment is last, （ if you don't agree, you don't have to Submit ） and it's easy to answer the questions. You can even throw your questions to chat gpt now and then and get them in Japanese. Good luck ！

• ターボタックス
• 2026/02/25 (Wed) 10:09
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Especially if you don't have a second job or income across the country or state, you can download Turbotax and do it yourself. It takes about an hour if you have all the necessary documents ＆ numbers, and the results are easy to get within a few hours of submitting.

• Caracasa
• 2026/02/25 (Wed) 16:46
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ringo and turbotax

Thank you for your quick comments.
I've been throwing it all to my accountant for a long time and wasn't confident, but
after reading the comments from both of you, I feel like I should try it myself ！.

The income is from one place and probably not too difficult for me, so
I will consult ChatGPT or Gemini and give it a try ！ ！ ！

"What to do, I am in trouble " I was upset and asked for help, but
I will try it myself for the future.

Thank you for your comment ♪
I will do my best! \1769> I'll do my best!

• ｓ
• 2026/02/25 (Wed) 08:55
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If you are staying on the Big Island for two nights, you will be limited to visiting only one side of the island, but I think you will enjoy both the Kona and Hilo sides of the island. I think the Hilo side is closer to all the tourist attractions, so you can save on travel time.