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Matt Chalker

Matt Chalker is executive director of Wildfire Safety Advocates, a community-based nonprofit working on wildfire risk reduction and the infrastructure and safety systems residents cannot implement on their own. He lives in Waikōloa Village with his wife and young daughter.
While Agencies Dither, Waikōloa Village Remains A Wildfire Risk Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

While Agencies Dither, Waikōloa Village Remains A Wildfire Risk

The lack of a second road for emergencies has long been identified as a public-safety concern.