Kalena+K.

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

What really makes up my identity is my personality because it shows and tell people who I am and what I'm about. Gets people to know how i can interact towards others and how well im good with dealing with problems. It can help people to understand me for who i am and for them not to judge me from what they heard,like they always say "Never judge a book by It's cover because you never know how it is until you open and read it".
 * What __really__ makes up your identity?


 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

What really makes up my sense of place is the beach. Once im at the beach everything seems so PERFECT and RIGHT. Were nothing can seem to go wrong, unless its frezzing cold and theres portuguese man-a-war at the beach. But other than that the beach sooths my soul. The beach is like this magical place were i can forget all the bad things thats going around, the chores, the homework, the phone, and especially the parents. It just gets me into this mood were i can be relaxed listening to music and enjoying a beautiful hot day at the beach.


 * What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project?

My identity and sense of place play a good role when interacting with others in groups because people could figure me out and see what kind of person I am. Also if they have same interest as me or similar likes it could make our group bond even more because we all could be on teh same page liking the exact same things. Aslo I'm the kind of person who will get my share of the part done when its due, and for those who are slacking with their part I would eventually help them out they make them get it done and for them to stop slacking.


 * What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group?

The qualities that would help to contribute in my global group are my listening skills, me contributing, and helping others when there in need.


 * 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?

One local problem that we have are high school drop outs. More and more down the road were noicing to have smaller and smaller classes as when we started freshman year. Somethings we probably could do is give a lot of help for those who are struggling and have after school classes for them to help them.

Some qualities a person should have to stop these problems now days are having bravery, putting there foot down when they know whats right from wrong, standing up for others for the right thing even though you know others will not agree, and having heart and determination to get things done the right way and not cheating yourself and ignoring the bad things thats surrounding us.
 * 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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Use these questions to help you determine which picture shows someone else why your “place” is so special to you.
 * Does a scenic picture represent the beauty you believe that your town has?
 * Does a picture of a group of people represent and show a warmth and friendliness that your town has?
 * Does a statue or building convey the feeling of history that makes your place important and unique?
 * Is there a cultural event that represents the values of your home location?

What are your initial thoughts about how your image addresses the questions above? Later, you will be working with the members of your group to create a travel package that includes visits to each group member's home location (see Phase II)

These pictures can tell others how much our island is such a beauty, even though thers a lot more bulidings and houses than back in the days, our island is beautiful. Especially when you go hiking you can see it all. The beaches are so nice and sparkley that it's like a second home for a lot of us. Our paradise is one of the best places in the world.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue?

- My social issue is homelessness in Hawaii.

What can you do to be address the issue?

- Make people aware of whats going on. How our econmy and society is going downhill, and how we all need to start opening our eyes about how bad this is because we never know when everything could be taken away from us in a blink of an eye. Theres about 3.5 million people who experience homelessness in a year. What is the global impact of your local issue? “Our ‘YO Kids’ know that getting an education is vitally important,” Jeeyun Lee, MSW, Waikiki Health Center’s Youth and Elder Services Manager, says. “Our GED classes provide a great opportunity for teenagers to develop their talents and succeed in life.” "For people who are homeless, it gets much more difficult to be homeless as you age. They're more susceptible to illness, they have chronic diseases, they become - it's just harder to get around and take care of your daily needs," said Darlene Hein from the Waikiki Health Center That's why the Waikiki Health Center developed the Care-a-Van, a mobile system to operate in an outreach effort to help those homeless seniors. "We really try to help them get Social Security, so they have some kind of income so they can qualify for housing. It's really about housing and getting the kinds of off the street and into a place of their own, some place that they can live and have help," said Hein. for more information go to [].
 * Waikiki Health Center’s Youth Outreach (YO) GED Program.**

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