Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• 友達ゼロ
• 2024/05/25 (Sat) 09:49
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I don't have any friends in Hawaii either. When my children were small, I had a lot of mom friends, but they were just mom friends, and once they started kinder, I stopped socializing with them. I also made friends at the Japanese language supplementary school, but I found the Japanese community to be a very difficult and troublesome place to be. They were mean to me, talked behind my back, invited me out for lunch once in a while ？, and when I was happy to go out with them, they were actually soliciting me for insurance or selling Fat Dan cosmetics. I don't know where they came from or why they live in Hawaii, because Hawaii is a place where people's identities are unknown.

I had a fight with my husband the other day and left home unexpectedly, but I laughed at myself because I had no friends and nowhere to go. I didn't know any restaurants that a middle-aged woman could go to alone, and I was afraid to walk outside alone after dark, so I went home before it got dark. Still, I don't really want to have friends in Hawaii.

I am serious, methodical, responsible, caring, and easily hurt, so making friends with people I don't know well that I meet in Hawaii is mildly stressful for me. I try to keep my relationships with people in Hawaii as shallow as possible and avoid deep relationships because I don't want to trust them as friends and then be betrayed and hurt again.

• コオリ
• 2024/05/27 (Mon) 17:09
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Thank you for your personal and sympathetic email and further comments ！
Off topic, but today I saw a family living in Hawaii that I think is quite famous on YouTube. The Japanese wife was sparkling, and I was a little despairing because she looked like heaven and earth to me. I imagined that they were probably going to have an early dinner at a restaurant after that and watch the lantern floating ceremony. But I think he is quite a hard worker...he is always a wonderful person with his YouTube dinner menus.

• choco chip
• 2024/05/27 (Mon) 18:42
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I am a woman living in Hawaii.
US will have a huge gap between rich and poor, not just in Hawaii.
If you are a homeowner, you can exchange information about properties, but if you talk to renters
who are not, they will be turned off.
Whether single, married, or divorced.
I was also solicited by more than 10 different religions and network businesses.
I've been in Hawaii long enough to take it as a plus and wonder
what kind of invitation I'll get next time ！ I'm trying to think of new discoveries . I can't
buy network business products unless someone introduces me to them. There are so many excellent products that I've come to believe that I don't have to be interested in the business to just be a loyal customer. With people who don't have cars, it's a burden to have to drop them off and pick them up for lunch or tea. I think it would make a better impression on everyone if you could take an Uber or Taxi yourself. Saving money is important, but I think it is also important to invest in yourself. If you ask someone to pick you up and drop you off, thank them. You will have a longer lasting relationship with people who have common sense.
If I could meet like-minded people, we could be friends. I think it is a good idea.

Unlike in Japan, everyone's status〔Temporal or Permanent(Permanent)》is different, and for the sake of future relationships
Everyone is used to asking each other about status when they first meet each other.

• いろいろ
• 2024/05/28 (Tue) 09:51
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I have had various experiences in the mainland U.S., Japan, and Hawaii. I have lived in all of them for more than 10 years. I have had good times and bad times, but I am currently doing my best in Hawaii. I am such a person, but let's all be friends~ ！ I am looking forward to meeting you all. Let's have an off-line meeting or something. ！ I'd love to have a drink with you all!

• TV
• 2024/06/01 (Sat) 19:35
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I myself have only two Japanese friends. I met them recently, too.

I have been involved with others, but I am not in contact with them now. I will not contact them in the future.

I don't like the Japanese community in Waikiki, so I don't go near them at all, and
I live mostly in English.

I don't like the Japanese community in Waikiki, so I don't go near them at all, and I live mostly in English. I have decided
not to get involved at all.

• rak
• 2024/05/24 (Fri) 19:48
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I recently asked a question about clinic payments. I was debited right after that. Did you check to see if the check you used twice, NON-chan, was debited from your account ？ If you've already paid and they debit more, maybe you should call the clinic ？ I wonder if it is possible to get the check back that you sent
I too would like to know about other people's experiences.

• のんちゃん
• 2024/05/27 (Mon) 15:02
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Rak
yes, I sent two checks
and they still haven't been debited and I don't know where they are
I didn't know it was so late. I can't even talk to people in person
so I don't know what's going on 😮‍💨

• のんちゃん
• 2024/05/27 (Mon) 15:07
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Rak
I sent two checks too, not realizing how slow it was. I still haven't even been debited yet.
I don't even know what's going on since I can't talk to people in person. I don't know what will happen😣.

• Halo
• 2024/05/13 (Mon) 13:12
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Is it something that is not available on the Japanese shopping site ？? Even if there is no shopping site, if there is a Japanese site
for the brand, you can order it there.

• Raul
• 2024/05/14 (Tue) 10:41
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#2 I agree with Halo.

If it is a Hawaii only item,
if you have a trusted friend back in Japan, you could have them ship it to Japan
and then have it shipped domestically to J's parents.

• J
• 2024/05/16 (Thu) 13:57
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Halo and Raul, thank you
No, it's only available in Hawaii and $ costs over 2000 dollars.

• flower
• 2024/04/27 (Sat) 13:01
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My son was also on the waiting list.
I have heard that it is advantageous to attend summer school. We don't participate in it, though.

• ファームママ
• 2024/04/30 (Tue) 17:49
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Thank you very much for your reply.

I will be attending summer school ！

• Punahou kids mama
• mail
• 2024/05/08 (Wed) 10:12
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If your child is smart and obeys the teacher, it will be advantageous to send him to Summer, but if he does not listen and is not very smart, it is better not to send him to Summer and, on the contrary, to hide his weaknesses. In summer, everything will be seen through.
You need to make a legitimate judgment of the child in general, not based on the greed of the parents or the opinion of the teacher who is being paid a monthly fee for the lessons.
Good luck 🌈

• Ken
• 2024/05/06 (Mon) 18:46
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There is an organization that supports seniors called Project Dana.
Please visit the following website and contact them if you like.


https://www.projectdana.org/about

• nuiloamama
• 2024/05/06 (Mon) 20:52
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A woman who used to live next door to me did the same thing
and since it was a house and not a condo, I couldn't talk to the property manager, I couldn't contact my relatives, etc. as they became more aware
and I did some research and contacted them here.
I'll put up the site.

ADRC HAWAII

https://www.elderlyaffairs.com/#:~:text=We%20help%20people%20find%20assistance,at%20808%2D768%2D 7700.

• Liliko’i
• 2024/05/07 (Tue) 21:09
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#2 Dear Ken
#3 Dear nuiloamama

Sorry for the late reply. It took a while for this consultation topic to be reflected on Vivinavi after I posted it, and in the meantime, I had a lot of problems, so I called 911 and asked for advice. Then I found out that the police and fire department (救急) had a history of several cases where she had collapsed on the road and was taken to the hospital, and that they had tried to support her from the state, but she was adamantly refusing to do so. She trusts us and listens to us, so we got between her and the staff sent by the state, and today she finally convinced us to accept state support. We were having trouble knowing how far to intervene since they are not our relatives, but we were relieved that we managed to bridge the gap to the support group. I will keep the information you gave me in case something similar happens again in the future. Thank you very much.

• こーの字
• 2024/03/21 (Thu) 13:39
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I joined BILT with a regular Rent payment, but I will record it for future reference.

Payment is via a platform called Appfolio.
The payment is made via ACH because it is not BILT Alliance.
When I entered my account information in Appfolio, I entered my First Name, Last Name as Account Holder and Checking as Account Type as Personal Account.
By the way, when I asked this question in BILT chat, I got a reply in seconds. I was surprised at the speed and accuracy of the reply.
Since I activated BiltProtect, I think it is treated as a Debit payment and will be deducted directly from my bank account.

And I just received a notice from both Appfolio and BILT that the payment has been processed. I was nervous because it was my first payment with BILT, but it looks like it went through.
Appfolio has recently started taking the ACH fee ($ 2.49€), which was not covered by the BILT fee waiver, but was charged here.

Minimum use of BILT （ 5 times ） but I will digest 4 times, excluding Rent payments, in small amounts for me （ because I have other main cards ）.
For example, Amazon gift card charge can be done from $1 per transaction （ It seems to start from $5 if you schedule it ） .
If I can't make very small purchases, I'll charge them to Amazon while I digest the frequency.

There seems to have been an information leak at Wells Fargo, the card issuer, around last year, but it seems to be under control now.
Just to be safe, I have set up my Wells Fargo online account so that I will be contacted when I go online or $ spend more than 10.

I will figure out how to use the points now.
Will I transfer them to airline frequent flyer miles, and if so, which company, or use them as BILT points for travel? etc. etc. etc.
Not very efficient, but they can also be used for Amazon purchases （ Not very efficient since the redemption rate is 0.7%, i.e. 1000 points are worth $7 ）.

So I will use it patiently.

• Akamai
• 2024/04/12 (Fri) 21:01
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Topic.
I have completed all the procedures and debit (credit card and HOA ）), so I will give you the updated information.

I did not want to open a new bank account, so I was able to debit the BILT payment from my bank account in Hawaii.
I also made various payments with BILT and received triple points （ $ for eating and drinking ） 300 points for 100 .
After a few years, I was hoping that the mileage would accumulate a little faster as I accumulated them.

Also, referrals seem to give quite a few points to both parties.
If anyone wants to be referred
please contact me directly by clicking the letter mark ♪.

• A
• mail
• 2024/04/19 (Fri) 13:50
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Dear Akamai

Thanks for the update information.
Thanks to your help, I have received my card and have successfully completed the first HOA charge to my BILT credit card in April and have confirmed that the points were awarded ！

You mentioned that your BILT payment was debited from your bank account in Hawaii, and that you have set up your BILT I assume you mean that you have your credit card bill automatically deducted from your bank through your credit card Wells Fargo account settings ？
I paid my April credit card bill manually from my BILT account page. I made the payment.
I have various other credit cards, but none of them are set up to "pay by automatic debit from a linked bank account" at all.
I always check the billing details of my credit cards because it would complicate the DISPUTE procedure if my credit cards were automatically debited in the event of an incorrect charge.

I also confirmed that food and beverage is triple points ！
Also, on April 1, retail purchases were double points.
The first of every month is Rent Day, which seems to double points for certain categories.
https://www.biltrewards.com/rewards/rent-day/offer/earn-double-points
Food and Beverage is 6x
Travel is 4x
Others are 2x

Today, I also found an interesting blog post about BILT Rewards Elite Status that I will share.
https://onemileatatime.com/guides/bilt-elite-status/

Thank you for also sharing the useful information about referral bonus points.
I signed up as soon as I saw Akamai's post here （ Thank you ） , I had already received my card when Akamai posted about the referral ＾ ＾
I'm glad we both got points if we had waited a little longer ＾ ＾ ；

• Akamai
• 2024/04/21 (Sun) 14:46
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A

Hi ！ Thanks for the Feedback too.

I don't have automatic debit for card payments either.

Immediately after registration, my Hawaii bank was not reflected, but a few weeks later my Hawaii bank was reflected, so

I chose my Hawaii bank and debited my BILT credit card payment manually.

If the 1st of every month is the day you get more than double points, it would be a good day to buy something on the 1st ！

Thanks for sharing.

My HOA company automatically deducts money from my BILT because they don't charge me a fee by doing an automatic deduction.

It's mutually beneficial for both renters and homeowners to make referrals because the person making the referral is happy to do so.

And the referral code doesn't have your name, just a number and an English code, so you can refer without knowing each other's real names.

• A
• 2024/04/21 (Sun) 18:30
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Dear Akamai

Thank you for your reply.
You mean automatic debit of the HOA, not automatic debit of the credit card payment.
Of course, I have also set up the HOA as a SurePay auto debit using the BILT routing number and account number, and the amount debited is reflected on the BILT credit card bill. As you pointed out, I am not charged any fees this way either.

• まき
• 2024/03/22 (Fri) 16:07
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We received our results too, but no...

Like Pinky Ring, I knew it would be difficult to get in, but I couldn't give up my faint hope ！ and was
shocked ! I put it on my waitlist right away, but
it looks difficult ！

Congratulations on your acceptance letter, Sacchi ！ Do you have any secrets for getting through the difficult entrance process ？ Did you send your child to a school or something ？

? My child has received acceptance letters from Central Union and Hongwanji, and I am not sure which one to choose. I was wondering if Hongwanji is the better choice considering the Kinder exam.
I am so jealous of your MCS acceptance ！

• Stand by me
• 2024/03/25 (Mon) 02:58
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Nice to meet you ！
My son also took the test at 3 years old, but the result was disappointing …
He also took the test at 2 years old, but he didn't get in as well and put his name in the wait pool, but it didn't come around.
I took the test this year ！ with the hope that I would get in this year, but the result was still disappointing. …
Since the wait pool is almost never offered at popular schools,
I am already wondering how to get in and am switching my mind to the 4-year-old slot
for the next year.
If your email is an acceptance letter, that's great
Congratulations on passing the difficult test ！!

• Sacchi
• mail
• 2024/03/25 (Mon) 20:35
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Pinky Ring
Thank you 😭

Maki
I also applied with faint hopes as well,
I did not send my child to any school. （ The applique itself was only a form to be filled out by an adult, in which the adult had to write a statement about his/her thoughts and interest in Montessori and the child's education, and there was no kind of exam for the child himself/herself to do anything... ？ ！
Honganji is also very popular I often hear that it is very good for kinder exams.

Stand by me
thank you 😭

• FREEMAN
• 2024/04/17 (Wed) 11:50
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Nice to meet you ！ I was looking at MCS for my 2 year old son to take the 3 year old class next year ！
If anyone knows, I would like to know if MCS and other difficult schools like Hana Hau'oli have Elementary through 6th grade ？ The other puglik elementary schools have elementary through 5th grade ？

So I see that MCS publishes where their graduates go to school, and it seems that there are only 6 to 11 elementary students each year
I guess that means there are only 6 students per class or 11 at the most. Does that mean there are no students?
I wonder if it is difficult to make friends in Elementary if there are too few.
If you know the situation, please let me know.

• プルメリア
• 2024/04/18 (Thu) 13:44
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Mr. FREEMAN
Nice to meet you ！ I have two children attending MCS, my oldest daughter took Punahou two years ago at G5 (5th grade ） and my oldest son is now attending MCS at G5.
My oldest son is also at Punahou starting in August.
To answer your question, MCS is up to G6 （ 6th grade ） as you mentioned. Therefore, the results that MCS publishes are the results of the children who have remained in G6.
MCS has one elementary class per grade, with roughly 20 to 22 students.
In fact, more than half of the children take Punahou or Iolani at G5, and less than half of the children stay on to G6 each year.
This year, 14 of my classmates who took the G5 exam, including my oldest son, were accepted to Punahou.
Of the 14 who were accepted to Punahou, 9 will go to Punahou and 5 to Iolani.

Most of my classmates who stayed until G6 also went to Punahou and Iolani, so as a result, most of the kids I grew up with at MCS Elementary will be reunited at Punahou and Iolani
！
My oldest daughter had 20 classmates in the same year, We have a situation with 17 in the Middle of Punahou.

Elementary is indeed one class, so it is a small group, but there are around 20 of us, and we are very bonded because we are together all the time.
The 7-10 students who go on to higher education are only those who remain until G6, and since they are almost all tested at G5, it is a small group.
Hana Hau'oli also has about 20 students per class and most of them go to Punahou, which is similar to MCS.
For your information ！

• Koa
• 2024/04/04 (Thu) 14:41
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I am currently attending the school. What I appreciate most is that almost all of the teachers can understand Japanese. As a Japanese family, it is great to be able to communicate with the teachers, and my child enjoys going to the school without feeling any barrier of Japanese ・ or English. Whenever I talk to the teachers, I know that they truly care about my child. I think the tuition is a good deal when you look at the ratio of time they take care of your child.
The only drawback is the location. If it were a little closer to Town, it would be easier to attend.