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Senior Woman

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  • ナコ
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  • Yesterday 00:50

I am a 60 year old woman. I only have an office job. I would like to work in Hawaii, but I wonder if it is reckless.
I don't choose my job.

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  • Nanchan
  • Yesterday 16:34
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Naco
Hello.
There are many people in the U.S. who are over 65 years old and working while receiving Social Security
.
Unlike Japan, we don't put your date of birth and age on your resume, so
I think it is special if you look young.
If you are beautiful, young, clean and witty, you will be hired.
The average life expectancy of a woman is approximately 90 years, so not working for 30 years
would be a good idea to contribute to society to prevent becoming a boor.

About a third of the information magazines in the free press are realtors over 60.

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About auto insurance in Hawaii.

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  • KAN
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  • 2024/03/26 17:31

If anyone knows more about this, please let me know.
Actually, the other day I was involved in a hit and run in a supermarket parking lot.
I am planning to use my car insurance to repair it, but in this case ( even if I use it for hit-and-run ) will the insurance premiums go up ?
I asked GEIKO, but they didn't give me a clear answer, so I would appreciate it if someone who has had the same case in the past could help. I have asked GEIKO but they have not given me a clear answer.

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  • Ezweb
  • 2024/03/26 (Tue) 23:42
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I am also a GEIKO.
I am sure it will go up if you use insurance for whatever reason. Even though I didn't use it, it went up this year for reasons of rising prices.

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#4

If you have a police report, you could submit it to the insurance company and let them know that the accident was not your fault.

There is no guarantee that rates will not go up...

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Hawaii News] Governor Announces Ideas to Attract Japanese Tourists! The article "The Governor of Hawaii announces his idea to attract Japanese tourists!

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  • mik
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  • 2023/11/24 17:50

As to the subject.

The Governor of the State of Hawaii is concerned about the Japanese population, which is currently only 38% of the pre-pandemic level, and has made this statement, The state law also effectively excludes tourist buses, minibuses, and limousines from Waimanalo Beach ), which is a popular bridal destination, and also bans eastbound shoreline stops. I am amazed at how they can make such a bold statement. They are so self-serving that they say that Japanese people are spending more money than Americans from the mainland, and that we need them to come here.
I am in the tourism industry and I don't want the Japanese people to come back to Hawaii because they think they are just a money grab. The islands are great, but the politicians are the worst.

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#2

I totally agree with you !
Don't lick the Japanese ! I would say 😤.

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#3

I live in Hawaii and am involved with the Hawaiian community. Considering the fact that the US is taking over this beautiful island from the natives, over tourists are polluting the environment, etc., I feel that I should be allowed to enjoy this beautiful island and spend my money in a respectful manner to the Hawaiians and be tolerant 😊.

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Why are Hawaii's roads so bumpy ??

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  • kkk
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  • 2023/12/31 11:19

The long winter rains have made road conditions worse than ever, please drive carefully.
Hawaii has potholes ( and holes ) all over the place and they don't seem to be able to fix them, why do you think ?
other states ( like California and Los Angeles ) don't have many holes. Hawaii is full of bumpy potholes, especially on kapiorani avenue.
This will break the suspension, what is the government thinking with this situation that has been neglected for years ?.

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#2

ハワイの職人はいろいろとスキルが日本よりかなり低いのもあるでしょう。
ハワイ州政府も基本的には自分の懐以外に興味はないので。

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#3
  • qtz
  • 2023/12/31 (Sun) 16:58
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# 1 kkk

I need to inflate my car tires more often.

This still leaves several places in Kalakaua and Kapiolani that have been repaired from large holes. Is someone reporting this somewhere? It would be nice if the government would notice and act quickly.

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#4

I have heard from people who have lived in Hawaii for a long time that the land is weak
because there is a lot of reclaimed land in Hawaii.
Also, the material used for paving ! ? is different between
Kahala and other areas.
A person who used to work for the state also said so.

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#5
  • ホノルル
  • 2024/03/18 (Mon) 19:11
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This is the same on the 🇺🇸 mainland.

I have lived in LA, CA and its suburbs,
and it's the same.

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What I think of the Manoa family's impossible heartbreak.

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  • miki
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  • 2024/03/13 17:01

On Sunday, there was a case of forced suicide of a family of five in Manoa, where a husband took his own life after murdering his Japanese wife and stabbing their three children.

The husband, a chiropractor, was $90,000 in debt and had not paid his taxes.

In Hawaii, it is common to see groups of Japanese wives, and luxury people are often clustered in such groups, and even among them, there are often Japanese who are vain and show off their sparkling family life inside and outside the home ( In Instagram )
If you have a lot of assets, you can play the role of a "real" person as much as you want, but if you associate with such a person, it is inevitable that you will have a financial ruin soon. I don't think he likes luxury.
His daughter is also a student at Iolani School, and she was going to go to college in the Mainland in the spring, so he would have had to spend a lot of money. If so, why couldn't she have gone to a public school? ? I also don't understand why she would send her daughter to Iolani, which is very expensive and she has a lot of debt.

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#11
  • さてさて
  • 2024/03/14 (Thu) 13:23
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No one really knows
"Even if she was a vain and spendthrift wife,"
and
"it's not impossible that she had a mental illness because of the way she treated her vain wife and children,"
and
"I can't help thinking that if she had lived up to her financial resources
and
"Why didn't they live up to their income?"
and 、、、、

How can you judge us as if you knew everything about our family? ?

It looks like you are pretending to have sympathy for them ?
You need to be more thoughtful since someone has died ?.

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  • 2024/03/14 (Thu) 14:21
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This is very painful news. I don't know the circumstances of your family, but I myself have not lived here that long, so I tend to think in terms of "if it were in Japan," and I was surprised at the difference between Japan and here in many ways.

The news reports that in Hawaii, this is the second most shocking incident in terms of fatalities after the 1999 Xerox shootings, but in Japan, family suicide is not so rare, so ( one family ) is considered to be ( a family suicide, whereas ) one family in a public place is called a family suicide. I was surprised to see the news report citing a public shooting in a public place.
I did some research and found that, unlike in Japan, it is rare for a family to be involved in a suicide in the US. I wonder if the husband of the deceased Japanese-American knew that family suicide is reasonably common in Japan. I was also surprised that the news article even included the address of the house where the incident took place, and that the surrounding houses were also shown in the video without mosaic.
In Japan, addresses would never be published on the news, and there would be a mosaic.

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#13
  • coco
  • 2024/03/14 (Thu) 23:20
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#11 Alright Mr.

I don't want this tragedy to happen again because it's too sad

Everyone please be careful. And I think everyone is seriously messaging here. If you had the happiest family, this tragedy would not have happened.

Maybe we will be next.

If someone thinks that we might be next, it will help this forum if it leads to immediate action such as separation or divorce.

Please take it more seriously and seriously.

This is not a random rumor at all ! ! This is a message of prevention to save lives.

This incident should be an opportunity for you to learn to spend more time with your children, more time talking to each other

and more.

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#14
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  • 2024/03/15 (Fri) 07:54
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This family was
acquainted with the pastor of the church where I gather for Bible study.

So I don't really want you to start a thread like this.

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#15

It has been a long time ago, but myself and my daughter have been under the care of her husband's treatment, and his wife was working at the reception desk with their son, who was still small, as I recall. We are just shocked at this tragedy. I remember that the wife was a cheerful person and the doctor was very kind in the way he performed the procedure and spoke to her.
I don't want to tell you more than that from my imagination. Of course she was not in a normal state of mind, but I just feel so sorry for the three children who were taken away from her. As someone who knew him more or less before his death, I pray for the souls of all the family members who lost their lives.

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Vertical Blind Repair

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  • よろしくお願いします。
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  • 2023/12/21 16:08

My Vertical Blind that I have been using for over 10 years is broken. When I try to close the blinds, only the first two move, I suspect the Cord is the culprit. If anyone can repair it, I would appreciate an estimate. Thank you in advance.

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Video and photo editing work

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  • 2023/12/01 19:28

Thanks for all your help ^^
We had a presentation and took tons of pictures.
We also have a video feature.
What do you guys do about editing ?
As soon as I finish editing, I will give it to the participants and the studio.
I don't have much time for editing, so please let me know if you have similar experience or if you have any good ideas ^^.

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I was stood up on the tour.

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  • かいむき
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  • 2023/09/25 07:47

Japanese-owned company in Waikiki, didn't show up on time to pick me up
and stood me up.

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  • こーの字
  • 2023/09/25 (Mon) 08:24
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I think it would be a good idea to contact the tour company
to have a photo taken as proof that the meeting place was not mistaken,
and also to include a record of no incoming calls from the driver.

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  • かいむき
  • 2023/09/25 (Mon) 15:16
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When I called, he apologized in a hurry while driving, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. He seemed to have made a reservation for the same day and time as another customer, so I was upset, and he apologized flatly.
I asked him to reschedule, but I am worried.

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#4

Everyone makes mistakes and mishaps. Instead of getting angry, let's forgive them. I'm sure he won't make the same mistake again.

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  • かいむき
  • 2023/10/03 (Tue) 12:46
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My fears were right.
They cancelled again.

The company is not properly managed.

Even though it is called a company, I feel that the president is working alone.

He left me with a strange sense of uneasiness that did not reassure me at all,

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  • Kalaimoku
  • 2023/10/04 (Wed) 01:26
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Topix: Kaimeki-san

That company will be gone in the near future.

If there is no demand, Waikiki will disappear soon.

Companies and stores open and close very quickly.

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Tipping on Tours

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  • 2023/09/25 16:21

I work in the tour industry. Compared to people from other countries, Japanese people tip extremely little. Perhaps it is because you don't know, but I have lived in the U.S. for a long time and sometimes I don't like the fact that Japanese people don't have a good reputation. I will write this in reference to the tips I myself pay in Hawaii or when I go abroad. By the way, I am not particularly rich and have a normal income & When I act with my foreign friends, the other party is also like this.

restaurant ( sit down meal ) = 20%, at least 15% if service is slow or something
pick up of hoardings or drinks at a take-out store = $ 0 to lowest option ( 10, 1 5% or $1, etc., depending on terminal )
Valet car rental, etc. at hotel ( Tipping staff for valet services = $5 to
Tipping tour guides and others who have helped you = $10 or more, $20 or more for group participation. More if there is a high level of satisfaction or if the service is above normal expectations.

I understand very much that the yen is weak, but I am very disappointed when I see people tipping less than $5 on tours. If you would like to know more, please let me know...

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#20

I wonder if only Japanese really tip less ?
I think there may be a circumstance that you often work with Japanese people, or that you are aware of Japanese people as they are also Japanese.
# As Mr. 16 said, it is not only Japan that does not have a tipping culture, but most countries other than the US do not require tipping. It is strange that people in other countries understand and observe good manners, but only the Japanese do not.
Where do people from other countries learn such manners? ? Are there any clear guidelines for tipping? ?
I have the impression that Japanese people, both visitors and guests, are very strict toward the same Japanese people.

Putting aside the weak yen, the high cost of living has made me feel that the prices of goods and services are not commensurate with their value.
I just hope that the economy will not go into recession in the future.

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#21

It depends on the position.
I don't really agree with the "only Japanese" point.
I work with people from the north side of the mainland and Koreans.
They pay or don't pay, it varies. I have the impression that even many Americans don't pay for over the counter purchases, but Japanese tourists pay all over the place for no reason at all.

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#22

A friend of mine is an airport shuttle driver, and he said that not only Asian people, but also Europeans don't tip.

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#23

I think it is up to each person, regardless of nationality, whether or not to tip. I have the impression that many Japanese people are too strict and concerned about the same Japanese people, perhaps because of that kind of education. The Japanese culture of "right to the right" education is a bad thing.
Also, it is not only about tipping, but many Japanese do not say anything to the other person on the spot, but complain persistently at such places or afterwards. Frankly speaking, I think it is foolish. Aside from that, there is no rule in the US Constitution or state law that says you must tip. Also, this is a bit off topic, but many Japanese people say that the yen is weak, but honestly, from an American point of view, I don't give a damn about the exchange rate situation.
Why do you feel sorry for them because of the weak yen and why should you lower the price just for Japanese people? ?
On the contrary, when the yen was strong, did you take the exchange rate into consideration when you traveled to Japan ?
No, you did not. ?
It is unequal.
So, I don't care about that, if you don't have money, don't force yourself to come here.

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  • Sean0914
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#14 Mr. G

I think $ 3 is normal for valet parking.
My family works at the Marriott valet and they say
average $ 2.
Same for those from the mainland, sometimes $ 5, but $ 1. My friend valets at Trump and says $ 1.

If you get
$ 5 for about 10 customers an hour, that's about $ 400 tips a day.
I say it's not possible.

I'll put the 2023 tip price for your reference.

https://www.hawaii-arukikata.com/hiinfo/s_taizai/tip.html#tip09

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About tips

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  • JTpark
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  • 2023/08/15 20:46


I feel that the tip in restaurants goes up and down based on 20%
Starbucks is $1-$3
for talking and teaching me
but nowadays I feel uncomfortable when I have to choose between 15% and 25% for a single rice ball . I feel uncomfortable when I have to make a choice.
I'm not saying it should be up to the vending machine, but should I be tipped even if I just click without saying a word
or not ?
I think it's unnecessary, but I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on this!

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  • Wm
  • 2023/08/15 (Tue) 21:28
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I have never tipped for take-out rice balls.

With these high prices, not only the waiters, but also us residents ( and office workers ) cannot afford it.

Those who can afford it are paying above average tips. I think that's fine.

I know people who are self-employed and have to spend more money than they get in taxes.

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#3

You buy it in a store, not a restaurant, and when you select the screen, choose NOTIP
and put it in a cup or something else that is left for a $1 tip in cash.
It's the same $1 or $2 at Starbucks. Unless you are in a restaurant where you sit down to be served
I wouldn't give more than that.
They will prepare it for you, so it's like a labor charge. It is usually $1. Unless the tip is part of the salary, like in a restaurant,
there is no need to calculate it as a percentage.

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  • 2023/08/16 (Wed) 09:42
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We feel that the tipping culture is becoming even more prevalent due to Corona.
Tipping servers is understandable, but very often we are asked to tip on the screen
in the style of standing in line at a store to buy something. In the case of the Corona Disaster, I used to tip as a way of
supporting the store, but when I get in line at the store to buy a single tapioca and
tip is displayed, I don't know which service I am tipping for.
McDonald's, Starbucks, cafes, I do not tip if I am just ordering. Don't worry about these things, don't worry about it, 0% is fine. :\cHB2D2D2:)

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#7

Ladies and gentlemen
thank you. I am relieved to know that my sense is not so far off. I'm sorry to add this, but the other day when I skipped a tip at a certain rice ball shop, the Japanese waiter gave me a blatantly disgusted look
and I wondered if it is a job where I receive tips on a regular basis ? to begin with. I would be happy to pay if they offer various suggestions and support as much as Starbucks' older brothers and sisters do ^_^ Also, I think it's very nice to have a tip that means supporting the store. I would like to incorporate it too. Thank you all again!

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#8
  • ホノルル
  • 2023/09/20 (Wed) 10:30
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The POS System has a Tip section. This cannot be omitted on the System.

So, if you have a To Go rice ball shop or something like that, if that section comes up, you can SKIP
no problem.

Of course, if you put a Tip, no problem.

Tip should be said "put down" or "give", not "pay". I want you to put it down comfortably.

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