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Karen Chavez, PLA, SITES AP, is a landscape architect at a design studio in Kailua, Hawaii. She has planned residential grounds and public spaces for 24 years, with an emphasis on sustainable site design. Chavez received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape architecture before entering private practice. Her firm oversees site grading, native planting palettes, and stormwater management for civic and private developments throughout the islands.