Mark+M.

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


 * What __really__ makes up your identity?

I think what really makes up my identity is what I spend most of my free time doing. I spend most of my free time at the theater at Castle High School, I also spend a lot of my time hanging out with friends or on the computer at home playing games or watching movies and TV. I’m pretty much a theater geek that likes computer stuff, oh yeah I like sleep too. So I guess that I’m pretty much a go with the flow kind of guy and umm I cannot do the moon walk.


 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

Ever since I was little I have always been fascinated how things work. From when I was about 6 or 7 I my favorite TV channels were the science, history and discovery channel; I was very curious and these TV shows only fed my curiosity. Today about 10 years later I have a broad view and understanding of things work in our world and the universe. My sense of place is mostly made up of where I see myself in life as just another person on this world.


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

I believe that my identity and sense of place come into effect with my group project because as we share who we are what we think we are doing here we will start to expand our way of thinking about our own place and self-identity in this world.


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

I would just bring my opinions and incite to the topic, whatever it may be.


 * 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 in Hawaii is that with our expanding population we are running out of water for basic needs and within a few years. This could mean that water could become very expensive like in third world countries where water is scarce. If we start water a conservation programs now we could help conserve our water or we could put a cap on our population limits here on the island.

People in this world need to wake up and realize that the world isn’t going to end its just going to get worse if we keep doing things the same way we have been doing them, so all they would need is common sense.
 * 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 "The Stairway to Heaven", it’s nicknamed that because this is a stairway that was built back in world war two to access a radar station and today many tourists hike this 2800ft. high mountain to get to the top for breathtaking views of the windward side of Hawaii. This is a picture of The USS Arizona, It and many other ships that were destroyed with their crew on December 7, 1941 during the bombings of Pearl Harbor. This holds great significance because if that attack did not happen then the military would not have spent so much money on the military in Hawaii boosting Hawaii’s economy for more than 70 years. And is this did not happen Hawaii wouldn’t be prospering as much with the military spending so much money here in Hawaii.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

What is your local issue?

The local issue I have chosen is that Hawaii cannot supply water to its growing population and soon we will exceed our rate of composition of water to the rate of replenishment. For more information there is a discussion on the topic here below. []

What can you do to be address the issue?

One solution to this problem is to set up desalinization plants which can produce freshwater from saltwater but this would make water very expensive and use a lot of energy. Another method is that we could just save more water from households to golf courses there are methods such as watering the lawn at night that could save a lot of water. Also people could just use less water at home, such as take shorter shower to use less water, this can go a long way if everyone does it.



What is the global impact of your local issue?

There really isn’t global impact of this since it is a local issue.

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