Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• かぼちゃ
• 2022/04/28 (Thu) 16:14
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#7 Kameo

Hello. When I returned to Japan a few years ago,
I was able to connect to Softbank with Tmobile so I didn't have to rent a router
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You might want to check with your local Tmobile store to see if they still offer the same service
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• Aloha
• 2022/04/28 (Thu) 16:48
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I recommend a cheap SIM called Google Fi （ They use T-mobile's signal in Hawaii ）. Here is a referral link.
https://g.co/fi/r/9KP0AW

I was a T-mobile user for many years because it was easy to use in Japan and overseas, but I'm glad I switched. eSIM is also available so you can switch online. The basic plan is $ 20/month ＋ $ 10/GB, but in my case I use Wifi a lot, so $ 40 ～ 50 per month for one person. There are other plans available if you use more data. The best part is that I can use my high speed data in other countries like Japan for the same price ＆ data plan without having to do anything. In Japan, when I was back this month, they changed to Softbank signal.

For example, if you use 3GB this month in Hawaii and then use 3GB in Japan in the middle of the month, you would be charged the same rate for a total of 6GB. I don't see or hear many ads for Google Fi in Hawaii, so when I learned about it last year, I wished I had known about it earlier ・ ・ ・ ！

By the way, I use dual SIM and Rakuten Mobile in Japan with the same phone. I also use Rakuten Mobile in Japan, but the signal is very bad, so when I switch to Google Fi signal at those times, I was comfortable with Softbank. If you are in Hawaii a lot, Rakuten Mobile is also recommended to have a Japanese cell phone number because you will not be charged for the months you do not use it, Google Fi alone or Google Fi + Rakuten combination is the best for Japanese in the US, but I think all the companies are changing their plans due to competition. If you have any other recommendations, I'd like to know too ！.

• かめお
• 2022/04/29 (Fri) 09:26
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＃ Pumpkin

Thanks for your experience.
I will check with Tmobile once I do.　I would be very grateful if it would work as it is ！.

• pivot
• 2022/04/29 (Fri) 10:58
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I am a T-Mobile user and I am temporarily back in Japan.
To sum up, if you are just on the go and check LINE or email, I don't think you need a Wi-Fi router.
However, it's very slow😅It takes a long time to open normal news sites, and you can't watch videos on Youtube.
I don't want to be frustrated when I'm out of town, so I apply for a Wi-Fi router rental before each departure and have it delivered to my parents' house on the day of arrival.

#Kameo-san
After the plane lands in Japan and you turn off Airplane Mode, you will receive a text from T-mobile a while later and you will be able to use the internet.
By the way, ↓ is the text I received.

Welcome to Japan! Your T-Mobile plan gives you unlimited data at up to 2G speeds and texts at no extra cost! Visit t-mo.co/intl-roam1 to learn more and view additional calling/data options.

• かめお
• 2022/04/29 (Fri) 22:37
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＃ 12 pivot-san

I am very grateful for the share ！ from someone who is in Japan right now.
Thanks for sharing that in great detail too ！
Very helpful.　 Thank you very much for the information.
Still, it would be very nice to be able to use LINE and other services as soon as we arrive.
Thank you very much for the information.

• こーの字
• 2022/04/19 (Tue) 15:20
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Waikiki,
Thank you for the details. Then it changes a lot depending on your topical immigration status.

• こーの字
• 2022/04/21 (Thu) 13:38
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I am glad to hear that you have confirmed with the airlines that you can travel.

During the corona, it would have made the news if someone had broken the hotel quarantine, but
the mood in Hawaii is now that the corona is a thing of the past （ evil ） and
I wonder how strictly the quarantine status is checked. I wonder how strictly the quarantine status will be checked in this situation.

But since this is just a personal guess, it would be nice to have a contribution from someone with experience.

• Aloha
• 2022/04/21 (Thu) 21:06
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Yesterday, 4/20, my friend arrived in Honolulu under the same conditions. I also thought lightly that since the atmosphere in Hawaii is no longer the Corona disaster, it would be okay to ignore the self-quarantine ？.
But in fact, the hotel where my friend is staying has been informed that she is under quarantine and that her card key can only be used once when she checks in, and once she leaves the room and the door is closed, she can no longer use the card key and the police and immigration will be notified. Perhaps, as in the case of the Corona Disaster, the hotel seems to get some kind of reward if you report it properly. I was surprised that they were quite strict.

• こーの字
• 2022/04/22 (Fri) 22:27
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Out of curiosity, I read the revised rules effective 4/14/2012, which are the Amended Order (Amended Order ⌘) and the Certificate of Attestation ⌘(Attestation ⌘).
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/CDC-Vaccine-Order-04-04-2022-p.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/pdf/ATTACHMENT-A-COMBINED-PASSENGER-DISCLOSURE-AND-ATTESTATION-4-4-2022-p.pdf

With regard to allergies. Vaccines are exempted from vaccination if they are contraindicated (p. 16).
Contraindications include anaphylactic shock after the first dose of vaccine,
or a known allergic reaction to the contents of the vaccine.
For more information, please see.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html#contraindications
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html#appendix-e
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html#appendix-f

This Medical Contraindications section states that a licensed physician must determine that the traveler exhibits symptoms of a medical contraindication to the coronavirus vaccine.

From the above, a food allergy is not a reason not to receive the corona vaccine, but
a vaccine-related allergy, diagnosed by a physician, is.
We are sorry to hear about your friend, Loco, but it does not seem to be a reason for not vaccinating due to a disease not related to a vaccine allergy.


With regard to immigration, I apologize for my lack of study, but I do not know if an immigration officer would deny a form in accordance with CDC guidelines on the basis of being unvaccinated.
Do they now ask if you are vaccinated or unvaccinated at immigration ？
By the way, immigration inspectors certainly have authority over immigration, so any traveler can be denied entry.

On the other hand, p. 27 of the revised regulations states that the airline must verify that the traveler is an exception to the vaccination requirement.
I hope the airlines are familiar with the rule, but
I suspect that they will not simply say yes, considering the procedures to be followed if a person is denied entry.

Finally, regarding quarantine, I read Attestation for the first time.
Since you will be signing and submitting this form stating that you are going to self-isolation,
please be aware that if you go out while in isolation and are questioned by the authorities and they find out you went out while in isolation,
there could be some bad consequences.

And that's a long story, but I think that's about all I can read from the relevant documents.

• ビーチ
• 2022/04/26 (Tue) 13:33
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Sorry to be a flight attendant ！
if you have an unvaccinated child under 18
does that mean that even if the parent has completed the vaccination … it's not allowed?

• Lemon🍋
• 2022/04/23 (Sat) 10:28
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I just recently applied for a Re-entry permit to return to Japan temporarily this fall.
I did it myself.
The cost was $ 660 including biometric.
You can apply from the following link.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-131

• Ohana
• mail
• 2022/04/20 (Wed) 14:14
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Hello. I went to Hawaii for the first time last year with my children. We found a place to stay on Vivinavi Hawaii and had great memories. The place we stayed for 2 weeks was with a person named Miya who posted on 3/24/2012. Please be assured that it is not a room share. It was very convenient because almost all the kitchen utensils and utensils were provided. It was about a 10 minute walk from Waikiki Beach. It's not minutes away from the beach, but it wasn't noisy at night and I slept well. There was also a small convenience store right below where we stayed, which was very helpful. The staff at the hotel, Miya, who manages the property, was very kind and helpful when I had a lot of questions.　I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a place to stay.

• sean0914
• 2022/04/16 (Sat) 17:23
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I am also a Delta guy, but I took the May flight on JAL.
Honolulu → Haneda → Nagoya for regional flights.
Now it says that if the flight is cancelled, there is no change or difference if the flight is until November.
#Jarjaru, in your case, the free period must have passed ？

However, since I bought my ticket in February, I experienced 4 changes due to cancellations 😅
I called for about 3 hours and could not get through, and if I wanted to cancel, I could do it online. The first two times I cancelled and re-purchased because the price didn't change, and the third and fourth times I called for 2 hours and they changed the ticket.
The JAL person who handled my case was very courteous, and I was interested in her low attitude, even though it was not her fault that the flight was cancelled.

Hawaiian is slow to announce cancellations.
Currently, they only have the flight status until 5/31. I wish you a safe trip back home.

• じゃるじゃる
• 2022/04/16 (Sat) 18:27
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You will not be charged a change fee, but you will be charged the difference between the flight you are changing. I checked with JAL before purchasing my ticket, and they replied that if the flight is cancelled due to the airline's reasons, the difference between the flight and the one being changed will not be charged, but it was. I heard that depending on the time of year, day of the week, etc., that benefit may not apply … or something. Still, my family was better off, and my friend's family, who had already purchased Premier Economy, had to choose between flying via Mainland on a flight with Premier Economy or paying the downgrade penalty and flying direct in regular economy, because there were no Premier Economy seats available on the flight they were changing to. I had to pay both the downgrade penalty and the difference between the flight and the one I was changing to. Because of this, I plan to avoid using JAL as much as possible for the time being.

JAL mileage can be transferred to Zipair, so I transferred it to Zip. It seems you can use it to pay for in-flight shopping, food and drink, etc.

• こーの字
• 2022/04/17 (Sun) 08:43
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sean0914, thank you for your message. My final destination is Nagoya too, but I decided to fly to/from Tokyo because I was a bit worried about the transfer time at Haneda or Narita, and also because I wanted to see my siblings and family who live in Tokyo. I would be most happy if Delta would bring back the Nagoya flight, but I imagine that after the Tokyo flight is restored in October, they will look at the number of passengers and decide whether to reopen the Nagoya flight or not. I see that everyone is having a hard time contacting JAL. The people who answer the phone must be very busy. If I could get through to them, I would thank them.

Have a nice trip back home, sean0914.

• こーの字
• 2022/04/18 (Mon) 08:13
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Thank you, Jarjaru, for the additional information. It is worrisome as a consumer that when the time comes to make a change, the rule is not applicable, etc., etc., etc.
Also, the penalty for downgrading and paying the difference for the changed flight, that is really a crying shame.

Also, thanks for the information that JAL mileage can be transferred to ZipAir.
I will look into it.
As for other means, I heard that 8,000 miles can be converted to $ 40 gift cards to CVS, Burger King, HomeDepot, etc.
The conversion rate is poor, but I'm thinking gift cards would be nice for JAL mileage that is almost never used. I'd like to try it.

• こーの字
• 2022/04/19 (Tue) 08:31
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JAL's fuel surcharge will be 23,600 yen/one way from June ticketing.
Currently it is 12,700 yen/one way, which is high enough, but it is double that.
If you change your reservation in June, you will also be charged the difference in surcharge.
That's roughly $ 90/one way. Anyway, I hope things go as planned.

• Wise
• 2022/04/13 (Wed) 14:15
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I think it is best to send money from my Japanese account to my Hawaii account with Wise ！
The procedure is easy and it does not take long to send money.
I think it is the most economical when comparing exchange rates and fees.

• Romio
• 2022/04/13 (Wed) 21:55
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#2 Wise

Good evening. Thank you very much for your reply.
To take advantage of the weak yen against the strong dollar, would it be possible to transfer US dollars from my US account to my
Japanese yen account ？
If you have experienced this, it would be very helpful if you could let me know.
Please let me know.

• SJDummy
• 2022/04/15 (Fri) 15:26
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I understand that you have your own account in Japan, which means that you are transferring dollars from your US account to Japan. If your Japanese account is a Yen account （ and this is normal ）, then the first step is to buy Yen at a US bank and send the Yen to Japan. However, if you have a dollar account in Japan, you can send the money in dollars, so you are not affected by the exchange rate, just the Wire Transfer fee. My US bank is Citibank, but the dollar-Yen exchange rate is very bad ＞ （ plus a few % commission ）, so I open a dollar account with a Japanese bank （ Mitsubishi UFJ ） and send the money in dollars. That way, Citibank charges only $ 35 and there is no fee on the Japanese side. When I withdraw in Yen from my dollar deposit account, I only have to pay a 0.25 yen fee, based on the TTB rate of that day. I find this method to be the most advantageous in terms of exchange fees. I have not used Wise, but from checking their site, it appears that you can exchange at a rate similar to my method. However, as you probably know, any transfer of more than $10,000 between Japan and the U.S. will be reported to the tax authorities (IRS and IRS ）) in both countries, so you will need to have documentary evidence （ showing that the transfer is necessary and not illegal ） in both countries in case of an investigation at a later date. In case of an investigation at a later date, both Japan and the U.S. must prepare the necessary documents to prove that the money transfer is necessary and not illegal. In particular, if the recipient in Japan is not the person himself/herself, documents （ showing that the money is not subject to Gift Tax ）, such as the purchase price of goods or services, are also required.

• Romio
• 2022/04/16 (Sat) 11:19
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#4 SJDummy

Thanks for the reply.
It will be less than $9000. The bank I used when I lived in Japan does not handle dollars
I checked the website of Mitsubishi UFJ Direct. Were you able to open an account from US ？ or did you do it when you lived in Japan ？
I thought it would be safer to use online banking than to bring several thousand dollars in cash to Japan.
I would appreciate it if you could tell me. Please do.

• Aloha
• 2022/04/08 (Fri) 23:55
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Charter is available.
Please let us know how to contact you.
Thank you.

• ラモス
• 2022/04/09 (Sat) 17:30
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Aloha
Please email me details below.
tak@sachihawaii.com

• DCCA
• 2022/04/05 (Tue) 11:58
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I have had several problems with multiple contractors, all of which were successfully resolved via DCCA.
Hiring a lawyer or filing a lawsuit is probably the last resort if DCCA cannot resolve the issue, so why not file a file complaint with DCCA first?

If it is remodeling related, you would use the "Regulated Industries Complaints Office (RICO Complaint Forms)" in the middle of the following page to report your complaint against the contractor.
https://cca.hawaii.gov/consumer-complaints/
It is a lot of work, gathering documents, explaining the history of the correspondence, etc., but DCCA will take good care of you, so please do your best ！.

• トピ主
• 2022/04/05 (Tue) 19:17
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Thank you ！ that is very, very helpful ！
I am very encouraged to hear that you yourself had a problem with a contractor and you were able to resolve it
.
How much did the DCCA cost ？
and did you get the renovation money back or did you have to have it redone?
Sorry for all the questions …

• DCCA
• 2022/04/06 (Wed) 17:00
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The file complaint itself to DCCA is free of charge.
The only cost incurred was postage for the materials produced.
Since the Corona Disaster, they have started accepting complaints online, so there is probably no postage now.

When you file a file complaint, there is a box to write what your preferred resolution is. After submission, DCCA will work to resolve the complaint according to the complainant's wishes, including an investigation.
All the detailed instructions on how to do this can be found at the URL I mentioned.
You should be able to find out specifics by actually reviewing the DCCA form or by emailing or calling the DCCA contact information in the URL.

• トピ主
• 2022/04/08 (Fri) 00:30
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Thank you again.
I will inquire immediately ！
Thank you ！

• こーの字
• 2022/03/04 (Fri) 15:52
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I guess it depends on where your standard of happiness is.

For me,
the beautiful ocean is right next to me,
I can get to know pleasant locals,
the climate is stable, and
it suits me.
It is also good that Japanese foods are easily available.
I also enjoy learning about the history of Hawaiians, Nikkei, and immigrants.

Of course, there is a lot to think about in terms of finances.
For now, I try to keep the expenses I keep down to a minimum, and I'm getting by.

However, this is really an individual value, so
just because others are enjoying themselves doesn't mean you have to feel that way, and
conversely, because you are not enjoying yourself, it doesn't mean you should deny others.

and I have written my feelings.
You need not reply to me.
I hope you will find some good solution.

• アイちゃん
• 2022/04/03 (Sun) 22:53
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Crawfish

It took me quite a while to get used to life here after I came to Hawaii. Sometimes I still see a lot of things I don't like.

Japan is cheap, convenient, delicious, fun, and has four seasons.

I understand your feelings.

Some cold Japanese are throwing cold words at you, but you can ignore these strange Japanese.
There are a lot of strange Japanese in Hawaii
There are more stupid and shit people
bragging just because they live in Hawaii.
They don't have friends or family in Japan, so they say Hawaii is better than Japan ！ How dare they! They are poor people who have no place to go back to Japan.

Let's leave the stupid cold Japanese alone

They can complain and complain as much as they want.
You are free to say whatever you want. ！


To the scumbags who criticized Crawfish, don't say cold words all the time to people who are complaining about their problems.
You should be warmer ？
You live in Hawaii, so you should be more aloha ！ before you say so, be nice to people!

• j自由人
• 2022/04/04 (Mon) 02:55
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Dear Crawfish
I moved to Hawaii a long time ago because I was attracted to the good old days in Hawaii. Although I am not attracted to the convenience of Hawaii today, I prefer to live in Hawaii where I can relax even if I am poor and have no time to relax, rather than living in Japan where I feel suffocated. I am happy to return to Japan once in a while to spend time with people I have missed, eat delicious food, soak in hot springs, and return to Hawaii to look forward to my next trip to Japan. I am comfortable living in an environment where I can do what I want to do and try new things without worrying about my age or what people around me think of me. If you are more comfortable living in Japan or Mainland Japan than living here, then go to a place where you feel happy and live there while feeling happy. Let's live in a place where you can feel happy. Ask yourself what you want most right now and how you can be happy. This day will never come back. Let's love and care for yourself the most so that you can live a life with no regrets. It is your own precious life that belongs to no one else.

• J
• mail
• 2022/04/04 (Mon) 09:39
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I used to live in the Mainland too, so I think I know how you feel ！
I have lived in Hawaii for about 10 years or more, and I think that prices will seem less expensive if you make your own money. On the other hand, if you travel to other places, you will start to feel lucky because everything is cheap. They say that if you live in the city, you will be happy, and your happiness will come from yourself, but I think it depends a lot on your interactions with your friends and the people around you. You may not be able to make good friends while you think you don't like many things, but as you enjoy your life and start to be surrounded by good people, I think you will enjoy living in Hawaii.

• 和
• 2022/04/04 (Mon) 23:01
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I agree with Aichan ！
Hawaii seems to be the right place for me and I am living comfortably, but
I wonder how someone can say such mean things to someone who is suffering hard ？.
I think the person writing this must be living an unhappy life with a lot of complaints ？
I can feel the awkwardness so much that it's scary.
I wish they would be so generous as to complain on the internet.

Crawfish, I hope you can find something to ask for.