Kiani+B.

"What really makes up my identity?" Thats a question that I really have to think long and hard about. Most times, I find myself keeping to myself and not really sharing many details about my life or what's going on. When I'm around people that I don't know or just my acquaintances, I don't yet feel comfortable with them so I tend to just keep quiet but smile. Although, when I'm around my good friends and family I can just let go and be loud and crazy and show whatever emotions I may be feeling at the moment. I enjoy having a good time with good positive people. I've had my share of bad decisions and mistakes and that all has made me the person I am today. Though, I may not be the same person in the future because I will have gone through many new experiences and have made many new mistakes. The people in my life at this point all truly give me what I need and keep me in place. Patience is one of the things I have recently learned that will always help me out when things get tough. So I say, "Good things come in good time."
 * What __really__ makes up your identity?

My sense of place I would have to say is being at the beach on a clear-skied, sunny day with good friends and family. I love paddling canoe,; that is a one-man canoe and six man and also stand-up paddling. Being at the beach and paddling or even just watching all the body boarders in the water makes me feel relaxed and content. If it's not at the beach, its hiking up to a place that has a beautiful view where I can just look out and appreciate all that the Lord above has given me.
 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

My identity of being able to smile all the time even when its when I'm with people I don't know and having patience will help when working with others in a group. It will help make my group members feel comfortable with working with me and feel they can easily communicate with me. Having patience will help me to not get frustrated when the project isn't going how it was planned or maybe if there is a group member who isn't staying on task I can easily help them out and give them the extra push they may need.
 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

I can contribute having an open-mind to any idea or suggestion that may come up. I am patient and will do my part in the project. I am very easy to communicate with.
 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

I believe that theft and burglary is a problem that needs to be addressed in my community. In recent months, many homes have been broken into and valuables have been stolen. Some steps that could be done to solve this are having prevention pamphlets or posters around. Having a neighborhood watch would be great also or reporting any suspicious activity to police. Having speeches to teens especially of why burglarizing isn't the right thing to do could be a way to solve this problem.
 * 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 believe a person should have courage to speak out against something they feel is wrong. A person should have a good-heart that wants to help others and themselves. They should have the perseverance it takes to keep going through with solving a problem even when things get bumpy.
 * 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?




 * The photo shows the beauty of our island. It's a hike on a route which leads to a lighthouse. As you can see from this photo, our island is surrounded by a great vast ocean.
 * This is about a 25 minute drive from my hometown and very worth it. I enjoy hiking this trail every chance I get. It sometimes can be dangerous for people who are not familiar with the area because it is down a mountain with slippery rocks. Although, it is so breath taking many photographers like to shoot photo shoots here. Also, whale watching can be done from this trail.
 * When I reach the end of my hike, I look out and it never fails to make me appreciate living in Hawai'i. The skies here are usually always blue and the sun is shining bright. Who wouldn't love it?

One problem we have here in Hawai'i is theft and burglary. Recently, many young teenagers have been breaking into homes and taking other people's valuables. Such as, flat screen televisions, money, jewelry, cell phones, and video game consoles. This problem is a very well-known issue here in my community. Some of the suspects have been teenagers from my school. The total crime risk in Kane'ohe is 128 with a burglary risk of 98. On November 4, 2011 our local news station KHON 2 news had reported that, "According to a crime mapping application linked to the Honolulu Police Department’s web site, at least 34 homes have been burglarized in Kaneohe in the past month alone. If you go back two months, the number surges past sixty. Go back three months and the number of homes broken into reaches eighty-four." I feel this is unacceptable and not right, if the people who are burglarizing others homes had got that done to them they wouldn't appreciate it at all. A women who actually lives near me has had her home broken into and reported "They say they stake you out at the malls they watch you like Windward City, Windward Mall they look oh sista get plenty gold ah and they follow you home then stake out the area and hit them after," says Crawford. "They say it's a couple of individuals, Kaneohe boys, young boys graduated from Castle you know everybody is saying but really nobody has proof," says Carreiro." This is sad to hear, that people from our own community, own high school, and neighbors, and friends are committing this crime. This is a huge problem and would like to hear any suggestions of how I can help to fix this problem.

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