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Vivinavi Hawaii
Royal Kuhio Construction		 14k view 10 res Problem / Need advice Yesterday 17:36
Is the Royal Lukhio pool construction finished ？ and for how long ？?
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Murmur Plus		 2519k view 4533 res Free talk Yesterday 13:03
Gone again ？
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Vivinavi Hawaii
期限切れのグリーンカードと48ヶ月の延長レターでハワイ入国		 4k view 1 res Problem / Need advice 2026/11/03 11:14
現在,ハワイ在住, 2年間の条件付きグリーンカードは有効期限が切れており、I-751（条件解除申請）を提出済みで、現在審査中です。手元には期限切れのグリーンカードと48ヶ月の延長レターがあります。今年4月には、この2つの書類を持って夫と一緒に日本へ3週間渡航し、問題なくハワイへ再入国できました。今回、個人的な事情で1人で日本へ10日間ほど一時帰国したいと考えています。しかし,1人での入国審査に強い...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Dementia		 34k view 10 res Problem / Need advice 2026/11/02 17:29
My mother has dementia. It’s quite severe, and she can’t remember anything for even a minute.
I’m posting this in the hope that anyone with experience living with a mother who has dementia might ...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
ハワイの職場環境　就活		 12k view 1 res Free talk 2026/10/31 10:29
新しい仕事を探して居ます。

ハワイでおすすめの職業はどんなものがありますでしょうか？

個人的には旅行会社はイジメがあり。飲食系はEビザ同士の不倫が気持ち悪くて働きづらかったです。

逆にここはかなりヤバい！とか教え頂けたら助かります。
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Spectrum $ どんどん上がる。		 22k view 7 res Question 2026/10/28 05:14
Spectrumのインターネットだけを使っているのですが、一番最初にサインアップした時は何かのスペシャルだったのはわかっているのですが、＄６０台だったのがじわじわ上げてきて、今となってはもうすぐ＄１５０に達します。文句を言えば安くしてくれると言う人もいますがそれも本当か分からず、店舗で断られ泣き寝入りも悲しいのですが、どなたか安くしてもらった人いますか？　そして、他の会社でもインターネット安くて良...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
顔剃		 14k view 1 res Question 2026/10/27 05:23
ホノルルで日本の散髪屋さんみたいに顔剃をしてくれる店を知ってる方は是非とも教えてください
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Anything and everything related to travel to Japan...		 1905k view 4631 res Free talk 2026/10/27 03:10
Those of you who have crossed the ocean to come here to Los Angeles and Japan
are always concerned about something related to your travel between Los Angeles and Japan.

If you have anyt...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
どんな人が貧乏臭い？		 24k view 5 res Free talk 2026/10/27 02:23
どんな人が貧乏臭いと感じますか？
皆さんの意見をお聞かせください。
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Vivinavi Hawaii
How to Spot a "Black Company"		 19k view 5 res Work / Career 2026/10/26 13:03
Job posting at the minimum wage of $16. Are there any others? ？
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Let's gather the elderly ！ ！		 1119k view 1113 res Free talk 2026/10/23 03:37
How many elderly people of Japanese descent are living in LA? We would be happy to be a place of rest and relaxation for the elderly who use the Koryu Hiroba. We think the eligibility is from 65 years...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
(Toyota) Prius		 38k view 24 res Free talk 2026/10/23 03:35
Hi

gasoline is getting more expensive these days, is the hybrid
Prius a good buy ？?
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Vivinavi Chiba
1989年生まれの人！あの頃のあるあるを語りませんか。		 3k view 0 res Free talk 2026/10/22 09:11
平成元年世代の方、あの頃の学生あるある語りませんかーー！
駅前のマックやラズモールが懐かしい。。。

定期的にモンシェリーのビックパフェを食べていたことも今となっては信じられない。。（1人1個）
あの時は500～600円だった気が！

学生にとっては駅周りがもっと活気があふれると嬉しいですよね
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Vivinavi Chiba
今の高校生はどこへ行く？ 懐かしの駅前グルメ		 6k view 0 res Local news 2026/10/20 15:40
学校帰りに、木更津のエポの隣（？）にあった、デイリークイーンのアイスを　本当によく食べていました。また食べたいなぁ(๑'ڡ'๑)
今の高校生は、どこに行ってるんですかね？　駅前にファストフード店ないからね～
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
格安ビジネスクラス航空券について		 16k view 1 res Problem / Need advice 2026/10/18 07:44
しつこい程に様々なサイトから通常の半額くらいのビジネスクラスの航空券の販売を見ます。ある一つのサイトを利用している方がいて、その方曰くまだ詐欺などの被害には遭っていないとのこと。しかしながら、どのような経路でそれらの高額なビジネスクラスの航空券が販売できるのかがわからず、まだ信用できません。高齢になり、最近は二度の旅行も一度に減らしてでも、５時間以上のフライトはビジネスクラスを利用したいです。何故...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
英語での人の呼び方について		 20k view 3 res Question 2026/10/17 05:24
アメリカ人の義母と私の子供から見て誰が伯父•叔母に当たるのかの話をしていた時に、Auntyに当たらない人でもAuntyをつけると、丁寧な言い方になると言っていました。
私は義母の事を名前だけで呼んでいるので、ちょっと失礼だなぁと思われているのかと少し心配になりました。
Aunty Uncle 付ける付けないと義母の呼び方について、うちではこうしてるなどご意見頂きたいです。
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Vivinavi San Diego
芋煮会		 4k view 0 res Food / Gourmet 2026/10/14 13:23
秋の味覚、芋煮会を今年も開催します！今年で4年目を迎えるこのイベント、毎回大盛況のため、今回は50名限定で行います。日本人でないご家族の方や、お子様もご参加頂けるアットホームな会なので、家族連れの方もお気軽にご参加下さい。

芋煮会とは？
秋に河原などの野外にグループで集まり、里芋が主役の鍋料理などを作ってワイワイと楽しむ季節行事です。 主に、東北地方で盛んに行われています。
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Los Angeles Formerly a restaurant		 31k view 14 res Foreign worker 2026/10/13 06:20
I think the ramen shop in Pacific Square was "Daisuke".
The portions were American size and I was full.
I remember there was also an udon shop somewhere with the same name.
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
患者に優しい医者		 4k view 0 res Question 2026/10/11 10:22
ダウンタウン　LA の近くで、日系にかかわらず、必要な時に話しを聞いてくれるような、患者に優しい医者を誰かご存じですか？
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Vivinavi Hawaii
個人のSNSを理由に解雇通達		 23k view 2 res Problem / Need advice 2026/10/09 17:46
とあるハワイの会社(日系メディア系)で社員の個人のSNSの利用でアカウントをやめなければ即日解雇と社長の独断でなったそうです。
そのようなことはできる、される、のでしょうか。。。

前提として業務時間中にやっていたわけでもなく、何か不利益になることをしたわけでもないようです。
「24時間会社に忠実にいるべき（気に食わないから）」が理由のようです。。。

そんな昭...
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Vivinavi Chiba
[Kisarazu High School] Let's Share Our Memories of...		 20k view 1 res Free talk 2026/10/09 14:13
I want to connect with people who graduated from Kisarazu High School ！
When it comes to high school days, the Kisarazu High Festival is definitely the highlight.

Why don't we share o...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
SS リタイアメント　ベネフィット		 6k view 0 res Free talk 2026/10/06 09:21
SSリタイアメントベネフィットを受け取られてる方、受け取りを申し込まれたのは何歳でしたか。
もし良かったら理由と、感想を聞かせて下さい。
人其々なのは充分承知ですが、結果として良かったなどの感想に興味があります。
私はまだ受け取っていません。
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Vivinavi Hawaii
ウクレレ　フェシタブル　2027？		 19k view 3 res Entertainment 2026/10/05 21:56
来年　2027　ukulele international 無事 開催 されるんでしょうか？
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Vivinavi Hawaii
ファミリードクターについて		 19k view 1 res Problem / Need advice 2026/10/04 14:40
今年新患でファミリードクターの予約を取られた方がいましたら教えてください。

新患の場合、ファミリードクターの予約を取るのに日にちがかかると聞きました。
ホノルル市内でどれくらい先に予約が取れましたか？
もちろん、ドクターによって違うと思いますが、経験者の方いらっしゃいましたら教えてください。
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Vivinavi Hawaii
An experience similar to workplace harassment at a...		 22k view 6 res Question 2026/09/30 18:53
I’m currently working at my first non-Nikkei company, in an environment with many Japanese and Asian employees. My boss isn’t used to managing people, so he gets flustered and takes his frustration ou...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Montessori Community School's Acceptance Examinati...		 84k view 64 res Free talk 2026/09/30 05:02
We moved to Hawaii from the Bay Area last May and have two children, our oldest is now 3.5 years old and our youngest is 1.5 years old.
I was interested in Montessori education before my children...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Real Estate		 13k view 3 res Problem / Need advice 2026/09/26 08:23
I just moved to Hawaii and don't have a track record here yet. Please tell me how to find a good place to live.
There are some sketchy websites out there, so if you know of any good real estate a...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Please tell me about jobs that pay well.		 12k view 3 res Work / Career 2026/09/25 17:34
Please tell me about restaurants where I can earn money through tips and the like. ！
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Amazon's Incorrect Delivery		 14k view 4 res Problem / Need advice 2026/09/24 17:38
I recently received an item from Amazon that was shipped to me by mistake.
Since I had placed an order very recently and my name was written on the package, I opened it—only to find it was an ite...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
The grade level at which public schools begin usin...		 24k view 7 res Question 2026/09/23 09:03
I still have a child in preschool, and my mother-in-law bought him a tablet, saying he might use it at school, but When do students typically start using tablets at school? ？ I assumed that even if th...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Please tell me what I should buy before returning ...		 15k view 5 res Question 2026/09/19 12:54
Hello. I’m a woman in my late 20s.
I’ve been staying in Los Angeles for a few months for work, but I’ll be returning to Japan soon.
Since I’m here in the U.S. anyway, I want to buy things no...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
A coworker gave me some food that was past its exp...		 13k view 2 res Problem / Need advice 2026/09/15 02:39
A very elderly, single Japanese-American male colleague gave me some natto to put on my pasta—the packages had expired one and two years ago. I suspect he had absolutely no idea they were past their e...
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Vivinavi Hirakata
Hirakata Park		 4k view 1 res Entertainment 2026/09/12 13:00
We are seeing price increases here and there, and I hear that Hirakata Park is also going to raise its prices.
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Vivinavi Hawaii
It looks like I won't be able to use Yahoo Japan M...		 6k view 0 res Question 2026/09/10 15:37
Today, when I tried to check my email, I saw a message saying, “You may no longer be able to use this service with your current login method,” and was instructed to complete registration via social me...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Time Required to Apply for U.S. Citizenship		 22k view 15 res Free talk 2026/09/09 12:40
It’s been a year since I applied for U.S. citizenship last August.
I haven’t heard anything yet—does it really take this long?
I heard that once you’re over 65, the oral test consists of 20 ...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Clogged Kitchen Drain		 13k view 3 res Problem / Need advice 2026/09/09 11:34
It seems the kitchen drain is clogged, and the water won’t drain. I’ve tried various things—using a long drain snake, pouring in a special drain-cleaning gel, and flushing hot water, baking soda, and ...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Punahou and Iolani Kinder Number of examinees		 121k view 166 res Free talk 2026/09/08 15:32
Hello.
I am thinking of applying for my child to take the Kinder exam this fall.
I was wondering if anyone knows how many people have taken the Punahou and Iolani Kinder exams in the last fe...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
I'm looking for a violin class taught in Japanese.		 24k view 9 res Question 2026/09/05 05:40
I'm looking for a （ Japanese-language ） violin class for my child, who just turned 3.
I'm only looking for places that offer instruction in Japanese, so if you know of any, I would appreciate it ...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
Salt-Free Chicken Tenderloin Recipes		 12k view 2 res Food / Gourmet 2026/09/03 09:20
I'm cutting back on salt because of my blood pressure, but I'd like to ask for some
healthy chicken breast recipes that taste great even without salt.
I'd really appreciate your help.
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
[Urgent ： Looking for a family law attorney in ano...		 6k view 0 res Other 2026/08/31 08:54
I currently have a family law case regarding child custody pending outside of California and am looking for someone who can provide urgent consultation ・ and assistance.

I am looking for an...
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Vivinavi Texas
[Urgent ： Looking for a family law attorney in Tex...		 3k view 0 res Other 2026/08/31 08:50
I currently have a family law case regarding child custody pending in Texas and am looking for someone who can provide urgent consultation ・ and assistance.

I am looking for an attorney who...
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Vivinavi Los Angeles
I got a speeding ticket while traveling.		 12k view 3 res Problem / Need advice 2026/08/31 03:21
Nice to meet you.
I live in Japan and am currently traveling in the U.S. Yesterday, while driving a rental car from Idaho to Yellowstone, I exceeded the speed limit （ of 65 miles per hour ） by ab...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
To Property Owners (About Room Sharing)		 5k view 1 res Question 2026/08/25 06:25
I posted this because I’d like to hear from owners who rent out their rooms through a room-sharing arrangement
.

Regarding personal belongings, furniture, or appliances
—and how to h...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
What is the typical consultation fee for a lawyer ...		 14k view 3 res Other 2026/08/23 02:12
Since I’m getting older, I’d like to leave a will for my sons.
What’s the typical fee for a consultation? ？
Is there a system like the one in Japan where the first 30 minutes are free? ？
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Babysitter Placement Agency		 13k view 1 res Question 2026/08/20 11:30
I live in Hawaii. I have two children, ages 2 and 5. Since both my spouse and I work and often have to work late, we’d like to use a babysitting agency. I’d appreciate any advice from anyone who has e...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Children's HOLO Cards		 12k view 5 res Question 2026/08/13 16:32
My child will turn 6 next month.
We use The Bus to get to school, but it seems a HOLO card is required starting at age 6, so we need to get one.
Is going to the Kalihi Transit Center the onl...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Road Test Without a Car		 6k view 0 res Question 2026/08/09 16:46
I’ve passed the written test and am now trying to schedule my road test.
For those who have no issues with driving skills—such as having driven in another state—and who took the test in a rental ...
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Vivinavi San Francisco
Legal		 3k view 0 res Question 2026/08/09 16:27
The other day, I received a debit card from my usual bank that I didn’t order.
Very few people know my Social Security number or personal information. Also, my husband files our taxes every year....
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Re-entry Permit		 4k view 0 res Visa related 2026/08/09 16:12
I would like to ask those who applied for a re-entry permit to stay in Japan:

While staying in Japan, did you update your resident registration? ？
If you didn’t update it, you’ll be u...
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Vivinavi Hawaii
Global Entry and TSA		 14k view 1 res Other 2026/08/05 06:49
If anyone has had a similar experience with Global Entry and TSA, please let me know.
This was my first time using Global Entry to return to Japan. While I was able to use Global Entry without an...
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