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Keke Walker

Keke Walker is an Oʻahu-based grant advisor, community organizer, and advocate focused on community safety, mental health, and social justice. She is a core organizer with SWOP HI, a coalition member with the Hawai’i Community Safety Coalition, and the weekly lead facilitator for the “No Labels” creative writing project at WCCC.

Denise Foster Should Not Have Died In Hālawa Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Denise Foster Should Not Have Died In Hālawa

The death of this transgender woman behind bars was completely preventable. It shows why we must reimagine public safety in Hawaiʻi.