It's not just tourists but a lot of the residents are Japanese as well...heck even quite a few of the restaurants the menus are in Japanese only.

>Why the yen? I know there are lots of Japanese tourists in Hawaii but didn't know the currency was good.
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>>46.18 US
>>1000 Yen (about $12US)
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>>I usually carry between $50 - $100. Most of the stores here take both Yen and $.
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>>>At the moment, how much money (cash) to you have in your wallet/purse/pocket/etc?
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>>>I had a dicussion with someone today about how much cash people usually carry around. I won't say which side I was on.
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>>>Thanks...