Bryson+S.

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

My cultural background is my identity. The Hawaiian background gives my appearance and visual aspects of my identity. The culture has taught me loyalty, respect, love for my family, and appreciation of the world around us. I will cherish and never be shame of my identity.
 * What __really__ makes up your identity?

My home and the beach is my sense of place. My home brings a very warm and loving feeling when I enter in. It is my place of comfort and rest when I am tired. The beach is my special place because it calms me down when I am stressed. The sound of the waves brings an exciting and momentous feeling that uplifts my spirit and mentality. Without these two places, my life would be full of negativity.
 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

My identity gives off my character to others in the group: loyalty and respect. These two characteristics allow me to treat others how I want to be treated. I transfer the feelings of my sense of place into the environment that I am workings in to allow my train of thought to be at ease. A combination of my sense of place and my identity gives off a better understanding of myself to others.
 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

I would contribute hard work, good vibes, and a sense of humor to my global group. In all work that we do, it is good to be on task and accurate in the work, but there has to be a break between the work times. Too much work and seriousness would cause the group to decline in social activity and accuracy because of the stress level of work within the group.
 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

Homelessness is a problem in my community. It hurts to see people struggle for survival in the community. One step I could take to solve it is to contribute money to charity for the homeless people. Not only giving money, I could also give can goods and other food material to the charity. I believe this social issue could be solved with the help of others in the community.
 * 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?

In order to solve a problem, one must have dedication and determination. These two quality ignites the fire in peoples mind to start and finish problems that need to be solved. Depending on the problem, people must also have a service mindset, doing things without looking towards reward in the end. With the qualities, anyone can solve problems.
 * 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 This is a picture of Lanikai beach on Oahu. Its a beautiful and calm scenery that reminds me of all the good memories that took place over here. Any beach place, preferably Kalama Beach, represents my sense of place because of the sound of the waves that crash on the shore break. -Love the beach -Feel the Aloha -Live life! (No Regretz)

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue? Our local issue is homelessness. We have local citizens living on thebeach, street, or other places they would call home. it is really sad to see them living on te island like these. “I understand that they are caught between a rock and a hard place,” Doran J. Porter said. The usually say that the prices are very high, unemployed, or they love the beach, “I like it here," said an homeless person. Click on the link below for some examples: March 2011: [] October 2011: []

What can you do to be address the issue? I could mention to the community about this local issue by making fliers or having a poster in the mall. I would do, make, or say something that will catch people attention to the issue.

What is the global impact of your local issue? There is homelessness everywhere! There is always going to be someone living on the street because of te economic problem. Hopefully small steps from where we start will lead to a long distance in the end.

Add these thoughts to your Group's Discussion Forum on Local Issues