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• dog
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 16:46
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I'm not referring to the trainer, but maybe you haven't let your puppy run free in your room since you got him ？ Have you tried setting up a toilet in his cage to help him learn to use it ？
When he fails to use the toilet, scolding him strongly is counterproductive.

• blue sky
• 2026/01/25 (Sun) 10:53
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My child attended MCS in preschool. When it was time to go from preschool to kinder, I took the Punahou and Iolani exams and failed both.
They did not stay at MCS and moved to another school. 8 students from MCS Pre took the Punahou Kinder exam and 3 were accepted. Iolani had 4 students take the test and 2 were accepted. I had heard that Kinder had a high turnout, but we did not even get an alternate at all.
minami's story inside MCS, I heard it many times in my 2 years of pre. （ LOL ） Indeed, ！
many parents of MCS alumni have their children attending or have several siblings attending, so there is some kind of false "internal MCS agaea myth" being spread ！
Punahou likes MCS.................. （ lol ）
The actual percentage of students going to Punahou and Iolani is much lower than the 78% on the website. One of my co-workers has a child who failed the 4th Punahou exam from MCS and was moved up from the 7th Punahou Waitlist and is in the bottom 20% of Punahou students. I heard that some of my friends who entered Punahou from MCS are struggling to reach the average. I think they are the same age as your child.

The preschool was good, including the teachers. However, I think that Elementary has been slipping away to other schools not only because of the facilities, but also because of the quality of the teachers, the decline in academics, and too few students in the same grade level. I am glad I moved my child from Kinder to another school and put her in an environment full of classmates in the same grade level. The Montessori pedagogy itself is only adaptable from age 1 to 6, so I'm not sure there is any point in being at Montessori after that. The only Montessori elementary in Hawaii is MCS because Montessori education is not adapted in elementary.
However, the preschool didn't teach much academically, but my child enjoyed it very much, so I have no regrets ！.

• MCS ALUMNIのママ
• 2026/01/29 (Thu) 12:04
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My son graduated from MCS and went from Middle to Punahou and graduated last year. He is now attending a state college in the Mainland.
Oh no, you can't compare Punahou to MCS. To be clear, MCS graduates have a very hard time getting to the top in Punahou.
The "pure gold Punahou kids" （ from Kinder ） are almost always at the top. At Punahou, we call the kids from Kinder "Punahou Kids".
80% of the students who went on to the Ivy League and the most prestigious colleges were also from Kinder.
MCS is a Montessori school, so academics are appropriate, and from about the 4th grade onward, children aiming for Punahou Middle must attend cram school or Tutor.
Don't expect to get into Punahou or Iolani just by taking MCS classes, the SSAT is very revealing.
Punahou, you need to be at least 90% on the SSAT after all these years of academic improvement.
When my son took the Middle, he got 80%. Anyway, Punahou and Iolani are not just the top two.
Once you get in, it's a matter of whether you can keep up with the Punahou kids or not. Anyway, there was a huge difference between the two schools, so as other parents have said, it is true that I had a hard time studying after I entered Punahou.

• チルチル
• 2026/02/21 (Sat) 09:10
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I had my son attend Monte until 6th grade and took the Punahou, Iolani, Mippa, and Merinol entrance exams, and he was rejected by Punahou and Iolani and is now attending Mippa.
To be honest, I had heard that 90% of the students could go to Punahou or Iolani if they attended Monte, and the school claimed that Monte's education was advanced and comparable to Punahou and Iolani without a tutor. However, when I took the public test （ the national test and the SSAT ） I found that the Monte students were not at that level, but at best Mippa and Merinol.
I was so surprised and impatient that I rushed to the individual tutor and Takahashi Juku. By the time I realized it, there were 8 months until the exam. I could never catch up with Punahou and Iolani level.
In the school year my child attended, 13 students took the exam and 3 were accepted to Punahou or Iolani, and 10, including my child, were not.
As others have said, many of the families who attend Monte are Monte believers （ really believing faith ）. It was my fault for being so relaxed and believing what they said and what the school claimed, but by the time I realized it, it was already too late.
The same people who come to speak at the Elementary panel every year as parents of alumni, the same people. For a long time now. Monte is a laid back, small school. The community is small because of the small number of families and the small number of students, and the information is skewed so that it is too late, as it is for me.
If you are considering Elementary at Monte, you will need tutors, etc. from 4th grade at the latest if you want to go to Punahou or Iolani from the middle.

• tomodachi
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 11:17
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It's been a while since I've used Vivinavi's private sales and came across this page. My son was also MCS, he was there through 6th grade and took the middle exam but was rejected from Punahou, he did not take the exam to Iola and is attending another school. My child's best friend （, who was in Kinder through 6th grade ）, was accepted to Punahou, but she feels a huge gap in academic ability and is losing confidence. She feels that the kids from Kinder are incredibly smart at Punahou, and that what they are learning at Elementary is far beyond what they are learning at MCS. My child's best friend was at the top of his class at MCS, but after a few years at Punahou, he is still below average. I sent my child to MCS because I thought it was a good idea to give priority to what he liked and to nurture him, but this backfired when it came to aiming for the top schools. The number of students who have been accepted to Punahou and Iolani from MCS in the past few years has been less than 30%, and I think this is a testament to that. What I can say is that the academic level of Punahou and Iolani today is different from that of Punahou and Iolani more than 5 years ago, or maybe the academic level of MCS has dropped. It could be both. Since Punahou has gone up 5% SSAT in the last 3 years. We are planning to try again narrowly （ high school entry ） which only takes a few students because my kids are not satisfied with their current school. By the way, when I took the exam in 6th grade, the whole class had tutors and went to cram school. The school said that it was unnecessary ！, but if I didn't have a tutor, I wouldn't have been able to pass any of the entrance examinations.

• これからプリ
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 13:49
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We have been fortunate enough to be able to attend MCS pre in August and are now considering whether to send our child to MCS. This year, it seems that all applicants were able to apply for pre, because we contacted them in early March, just before the acceptance announcement, rather than after the application deadline, and they told us that they would send out First Round notices but that there were still spots available and that they would accept our application if we submitted one. ！ We are also wondering whether Central Union, St. Clements, or MCS would be better for us to attend Punahou from Kinder. We have paid the deposit for all three schools, so we are keeping all three. The reason why I applied to MCS in March is because I thought that even if I fail the Kinder exam because of Elementary.................... I thought that even if I failed the Kinder test, I would still be able to go to Punahou, but it looks like my chances of going to Punahou are slim. Thank you all for the useful information to consider.

• JJ
• 2026/05/06 (Wed) 20:11
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It is quite comfortable compared to Japan.
It is not too humid and you will not get heat stroke like in Japan.
It is not too dry like the mainland and not humid like Japan.

It depends on where you live in Hawaii and what kind of building you live in, but
Even in May, the mornings and evenings are cool and comfortable.
In summer in Japan, you cannot go out without a handkerchief, but in Hawaii, you can go out without a handkerchief.

• 四季
• 2026/05/07 (Thu) 13:39
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I heard that in the old days, you didn't need air conditioning in Waikiki condos facing Diamond Head. I wonder if it was as cool in recent summers as it used to be ？.

• ナツコ
• 2026/05/10 (Sun) 01:59
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You don't even need air conditioning in the summer.

• Yumi
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 10:41
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We are on a high floor in the Ala Moana/Ward area and it is so breezy and cold at night that I still sleep with the windows closed.
I have lived here for 8 years and not once have I needed an air conditioner or a fan.
The location of the house （ Is it a dense condo where you can see the whole neighborhood around you ） or is the room facing east or west （ I heard that on the west side, it is hot in the summer even after 9 pm due to the sunset sun ）, I think it depends on the floor of the room.

• 山ちゃん
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 12:00
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I went to Iolani's orientation for successful applicants last week. There were definitely over 100 people there.
It was not a warm welcome orientation.
The kids were separated and put in classrooms and the parents were left to watch on their own, much to the confusion of many parents.
The new building is also a café area, which is not necessary for children to learn.
Anyway, the atmosphere was not friendly and welcoming. It was a shame. We declined yesterday and will send our daughter to another school.
Punahou and Iolani are by far the top two schools, but the atmosphere is completely different, so you have to choose which one suits your child best. I think you should also make a decision based on your intuition after visiting the schools, as I did.
Punahou and Iolani are both excellent schools.

• どちらでも
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 13:33
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Does Mr. ABC have a big child attending Iolani?
Both Iolani and Punahou are great schools. I just don't think you should choose a school just for the college. Especially this topi is a kinder exam.
Especially in this topic, you are taking the Kinder exam, what you want from the school, how you want your child to grow up, what is the educational policy ？ etc.
When you think about which school is more important for your child as a parent as an environment where your child will grow up, the difference between Iolani and Punahou is obvious
so it depends on your child's personality and what you want to value as a parent. It depends on your child's personality and what you want to raise your child with as a parent.
We chose Punahou because it is a very good school for our children, and we are very happy with the quality of education. We have no regrets about choosing Punahou because of the long school life from Kinder and the educational policy and atmosphere of the school.
I think that it is important to think about how you want your child to grow up as a parent so that there are no regrets in your child's life, and that student life is not just about getting into a university.
Both Punahou and Iolani are full of pretty smart kids and both are top schools ！.

• ABC
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 16:56
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I totally agree with Mr. Either.
Your opinion still makes me want to choose Punahou.

• ミッキーマウス
• 2026/05/08 (Fri) 18:37
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I am the one who commented the other day.
I was accepted to Iolani Kinder and went to the Celebration event, but I had the exact same impression as No.154 Yama-chan, that it was a dark event. Other parents of my child's preschool also expressed the same opinion. We were in agreement, so we decided to decline and clicked the "decline" button.

No.155 I agree with either way and have decided to wait for the day when we can enter Punahou. I am 100% dependent on how I want my child to grow up, the help of the school and the educational policies of the school. I was impressed with Punahou's educational policy of teaching and educating children well in Emotional Management, developing social and communication skills, and giving them many opportunities for public speaking to build a foundation for presentation, rather than relying on counselors, so this time I decided to I was not selected as an alternate, but I would like to give it another try. Iolani's rigorous, school- and counselor-driven, conducive education was not my idea of a good fit. I know it is rude to say this after taking the test …, but
I am of the opinion that Punahou was the best choice for my child ！ I think there are many children for whom Iolani's educational policy would be a good fit. It will be a long few years until the next exam opening.

• sakura
• 2026/05/15 (Fri) 10:35
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I received an alternate to Iolani, but declined. I took both of the top 2 schools and was hoping to get into either one ！, but after thinking about it after the alternates came in, I realized that I was not ！ in either one. I am sure the same is true for those commenting above. Iolani alternates, my daughter's class, 9 alternates out of a class of 18, and 6 have already been moved up this week. It seems that many of those who were accepted have gone to Punahou. Punahou was not even an alternate, so we will retake the test in 4 years. It's a long road, but I think I have to give it my best so that I don't get sick of studying.

• おせっかいBBA
• 2026/05/07 (Thu) 18:06
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ハワイ州では離婚受理証明書はDept. Of Health ではなく離婚を成立させた家庭裁判所に申請して入手するそうです。その際ケース番号が必要となります。（裁判所のHo' Ohiki のサイトから探せる) 申請は直接裁判所の事務所に出向くか郵送ででも可能みたいです。そんなに難しいように思えないので弁護士事務所に頼む前にご自分でトライしてみてはいかがでしょうか？

• HI-SI
• 2026/05/09 (Sat) 20:15
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Thank you for the
useful information, nosy BBA.

I am currently in another state and cannot go to court
in person, but
I see that it is possible to request by mail ！
I will do my own research again.
Thank you again.
Thank you very much.

• 安住
• 2026/04/11 (Sat) 15:12
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If you are in the baby clothes section of Macy's, you can always find baby clothes at 40% to 60% off.
Unlike Japanese baby clothes, some baby clothes cover all arms and legs and are made to prevent scratching to the face by fingernails, which I think is very useful. In Japan, it is common to put on mittens or socks, so I think similar products are almost impossible to find. If you buy the 6month ones, I think they will last for a while. Also, it is a good idea to look at toys at Target and other places.
You won't get to use them until a little later ….

• Ez
• 2026/04/11 (Sat) 15:44
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ROSS also has baby products.

Waikele also has a baby and children's store.

Clothing, blankets, accessories and toys are appreciated.

• 叔母ハワイ
• 2026/05/07 (Thu) 10:14
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#2 Mr. Azumi
#3 Mr. Ez

I went to the stores you gave me hints about. I have only met the baby's mother (my nephew's wife) once at a wedding, and I didn't know what she liked, so I was at a loss for what to buy at the store, and ended up buying an English picture book with rustling sounds for babies on Amazon. It's difficult for different generations. Thank you very much.

• YY
• 2026/04/30 (Thu) 14:52
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Who is Inoue vs Nakatani ？

full name or even what kind of player ！?

• こーの字
• 2026/05/01 (Fri) 14:39
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I found this information in passing ・ ・ ・

#2,
Naoya Inoue and Junjin Nakatani of boxing.
They are going to fight in Tokyo Dome on May 2, Japan time.

Mr. #1
I heard that it will be exclusively televised by Lemino.
I heard that Lemino is accessible via VPN, so I wonder if you can show the game at some sports bar.
Or maybe you and a friend could pool your money together and watch it at home\6,050-\7,150) （ VPN required).
Also, it seems that you can watch it on DAZN, a sports channel, but this one seems to be restricted if you have a VPN connection.

• rak
• 2026/04/23 (Thu) 16:10
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I have a small child and a husband who is American so I think it would be better to have it since we all end up together quickly. When I go back to Hawaii the lines are always long for tourists at the airport and Global Entry is a few people.

• Sunflower
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• 2026/04/23 (Thu) 20:50
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I am also a green card holder.
When I returned to Hawaii from Japan at the end of last October
I stood in line for an hour and a half in the tourist lane.
I recently got Global Entry.
I don't think I will have to wait in long lines in the future
I feel much better.

• Mai
• 2026/04/24 (Fri) 15:36
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My friend who came recently said it wasn't crowded, so I guess it depends on the time of year … Thank you all for your answers.

• 宝の山
• 2026/04/24 (Fri) 17:15
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I've been back to Hawaii at the end of last month, the beginning of this month, and the 19th of this month, and all three times there was no line at all ！
It was very smooth ！.

• MPC
• mail
• 2026/04/27 (Mon) 10:02
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I was in the immigration line for 2 hours when I came back in Feb. As a GC holder, I am usually instructed to stand in the US passport line with my US citizen family members, but this time I was instructed to stand in the tourist line with my family members because of the new rules. So all the US Passport family members stood in the tourist line with me for 2 hours.

When my turn finally came, all of my US citizen family members were sent to a separate room with me, and they were also inconvenienced. I have a feeling that even if I apply for Global Entry, it will be rejected because of my history of visa denial decades ago.

I used to be sent to a separate room every time, so I got a redress number, and after getting the number, I don't have to be sent to a separate room anymore, but this time, the officer at the counter happened to be new, and all my family members were exhausted after being sent to a separate room for a long time.

I want to get global entry, but I think I will fail in the screening process, so I have given up on MPC for now ….

• みけねこ
• 2026/04/14 (Tue) 13:31
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I was probably in the care of the same person for a long time.
I heard of his retirement just as I was thinking ！ that I had finally found someone I could trust as well.
Her instagram also disappeared and I am wondering if there were some sudden circumstances.
If you are still in Hawaii I would like to know too.
（ sorry for the non-answer ）

• アンマスク
• mail
• 2026/04/14 (Tue) 17:20
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#2 Mikecat
I visited many hair salons in Hawaii
and finally found the right stylist,
so now I can't look any further.
Please let me know if you have any information about this stylist that you liked
.
Thank you!

• 動物大好き
• 2026/04/25 (Sat) 12:06
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I can't believe that you have been dog sitting for free for several years. I think they are just taking advantage of the good Lord who can't say no. People who are good at pampering are thick as thieves and will escalate the situation. In the US, if you are going to dog sit and even stay overnight, it is normal to pay, unless you are family. However, some people just find someone who can afford the time to pet-sit or babysit and impose on them for free.
I am not a person who is good at saying no to people, so I accepted it at first, but in common, such people ask for more and more favors.
Moreover, when I refused, they would ask me why they couldn't do it, and before I knew it, I was often surprised to find out that it was natural for them to accept my requests.

If you and your partner both have pets and you help each other when you travel, I understand. If you love your dog and don't mind taking care of it, that's fine, but why should you spend your time and effort on her pet while your friend is on vacation? ？ I think you should be honest about your feelings and clearly decline.

If that makes it awkward for the other person to show no appreciation or apology for what you have done, I think you should keep your distance.

• miki
• 2026/04/25 (Sat) 16:34
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I frankly felt that "the dog owner is a really brazen person"
You are recognized as a handyman and not appreciated.
Please cut ties with such a person now. They will try to keep you in their words. But don't be fooled. They will not give up their connection with you for the reason that 'it will be inconvenient if the handyman disappears'. If you have a record of your past, don't forget to file a claim for damages through an administrative scrivener.

• アナ
• 2026/04/25 (Sat) 20:16
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It is not possible. We will pay for you even if you are close to us. You can choose to refuse. Because I got busy, you know. They may ask you for a little bit of help or something, but you should firmly refuse saying that you can't.

• サン
• 2026/04/25 (Sat) 22:56
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I was dog-sitting for a friend of mine for a while.
I had no intention of getting paid, but when I told my family later
they said there was no way I could dog sit for free.
Looking back, I was spending money on transportation to go to the dog sitter
so I was happy to get that much.
I think it is very expensive to have a dog sitter, so
I think she saves a lot of money and is able to travel ？

I know it is hard to say no, but I think you should give a reason
such as you are not feeling well.

• Aoi
• 2026/04/26 (Sun) 06:37
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Thank you all so much for your input and advice.
I have been bothered for a long time because I was worried that I would be considered narrow-minded to say no or mention money even though we are friends
. I will try to talk to him properly and say no.
Thank you very much ！