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Phase I: Who Am I? What's My Place?

My identity is made up of kindness, respectful, athletics, friends and family. But, my identity is mostly made up of my famliy and friends because without them i wouldn't be who I am now. Also my athletics makes up my identity because it helps me be a more resonsible, respectful and discipline person.
 * What __really__ makes up your identity?

My sense of place is anywhere my friends and familly is. I feel comfortable around them all the time and it doesn't really matter where we are at as long as we are having a good time.
 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

I like being around other people so I think I work best in group projects. Communication is key in group projects and I don't have any problems with asking for help to the people in my group. I also find it easier for me to learn and understand what we are learning.
 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

The qualities that i bring to GLIP that will help contribute is that I will bring sense on how I was raised to become a respectful and responsible citizen.
 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

A local problem in Kaneohe is burglary. Burglary is a bad habit and should be stopped as soon as possible. Some steps that could solve this problem is setting up neighborhood watch. By setting up a neighborhood watch will bring the community closer together and will solve the burglary situation.
 * What is one local problem (where you live) that you believe needs to be addressed? Suggest some steps could you take to try to solve it?

I think a person must have leadership. A person must have leadership because being a leader involves a lot of courage to tell everyone what is right and that people shall follow him/ her because it is a way to solve the problem and dicuss the rules and why they are needed.
 * Finally, some problems have been around for a long time. What qualities do you think a person must have to step up and try to solve them?

Phase II: Sense of Place

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 * This is a picture of Kaneohe from the Stairway to Heaven; it's a hike to an old military bunker on top of the Koolau Mountains. I love where I live because it is a beautiful place where I can relax and enjoy with all my friends and family. This picture is one of the many spot in Hawaii where you can get amazing views and embrace the beauty of Hawaii.


 * We respect all people.
 * We use the term "aloha" which means accepting the breath of life. But we use aloha to say hello and godbye.
 * We have fishponds which help raise fish and been around for hundreds of years.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue: What is your local issue? The picture above is a girl who supports stopping the Rail Transit. The local issue that I want to promote is to stop the Rail Transit. I want to stop the rail because it is useless to have if everyone is still going to take their cars to work and also, not everyone has the money to pay for taxes for the rail and keep a stable household. "Protestors worry about the funding, because if the money for the rest of the route doesn't come in, the city will be left with a train to nowhere." Without knowing where the money goes how do we know the Rail Tranisit will actually work? "It is true that the money for the remaining phases is not here yet but I am assured by my colleagues that they'll be forthcoming," said Sen. Daniel Inouye, (D) Hawaii. " This is a site where it gives some informaton about the rail. [|Rail Transit]

What can you do to be address the issue? I believe I can support stopping the rail by posting up signs and meeting up with people who will support stopping the rail and believe that it is not neccessary.

What is the global impact of your local issue? The global issue on the Rail Transit is that it will cause more homelessness because of the taxes to pay for the rail and living in Hawaii is already hard because of minimum jobs available and cost of living is high. Causing homelessness is a major global issue because of unemployment and by raising taxes for something like the Rail Transit is not neccessary for the state of Hawaii.