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A [Hawaii] State Official Refused To Release Water For West Maui Fires Until It Was Too Late
Honolulu Civil Beat ^
| 08/15/2023
| Stewart Yerton
Posted on 08/15/2023 1:13:31 PM PDT by rod5591
With wildfires ravaging West Maui on Aug. 8, a state water official delayed the release of water that landowners wanted to help protect their property from fires. The water standoff played out over much of the day and the water didn’t come until too late.
The dispute involved the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ water resource management division. DLNR delayed releasing water requested by West Maui Land Co. to help prevent the spread of fire, sources familiar with the situation said.
Specifically, according to accounts of four people with knowledge of the situation, M. Kaleo Manuel, a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner and DLNR’s deputy director for water resource management, initially balked at West Maui Land Co.’s requests for additional water to help prevent the fire from spreading to properties managed by the company.
According to the sources, Manuel wanted West Maui Land to get permission from a taro, or kalo, farm located downstream from the company’s property. Manuel eventually released water but not until after the fire had spread.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: disaster; fire; hawaii; lahaina; lahainafire; maui; mauifire; mkaleomanuel; nocomment; thebakedtater; water; werelookingatit; westmauilandco; westmauilandcompany
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Apparently a native Hawaiian "cultural practitioner" who was the Democrat bureaucrat who delayed the release of desperately needed water. With that water, the fire could have been fought. Without the water--we all saw what happened. Apparently the native Hawaiian bureaucrat delayed in order to get the permission of a dfownstream taro farm who also used the water.
The death toll is now over 100 with over 1,000, mainly the elderly and children, still unaccounted for.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:13:31 PM PDT
by
rod5591
To: rod5591
1 15 minute city coming up!
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:16:58 PM PDT
by
Harpotoo
(Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
To: rod5591
This was arson, plain and simple, so Mark Zuckerman and his billionaire psychopath buddies could steal the land for pennies on the dollar.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:17:13 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
To: rod5591
Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner aka dedicated jerkoff
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:18:02 PM PDT
by
tomkat
(SOTU = FUBAR)
To: rod5591
Murders charges for each life lost, period.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:18:12 PM PDT
by
MNlurker
To: rod5591
hmmmm....noticing any similarities to the East Palistine derailment?
To: MNlurker
In government, he will be “punished” with a promotion, a lucrative alternate assignment, or a 6-figure retirement package.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:19:54 PM PDT
by
glennaro
(Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
To: rod5591
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:20:10 PM PDT
by
Pajamajan
(Pray for our was nation. Never be slave in a new Socialist America)
To: rod5591
Maybe the water shaman cultural practitioner had to round up a can of Spam and some hula dancers and hold a luao first.
As any Democrat will tell you, these things take time.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:20:32 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
To: rod5591
Ain’t Communism wonderful.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:21:54 PM PDT
by
bray
(You can tell who the Commies fear.)
To: rod5591
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:22:02 PM PDT
by
ponygirl
(Stay gold.)
To: rod5591
Democrats - What Else Can They F___ Up?
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:22:49 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: rod5591
I wonder if the taro farm survived ???
I doubt that the owner would have said No...
To: tomkat
Making $150K and a good Party Member.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:23:12 PM PDT
by
bray
(You can tell who the Commies fear.)
To: rod5591
If the census data is accurate, most of the residents of Lahaina aren’t/weren’t of native Hawaiian ancestry.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:24:08 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
I’m not big on geography but I’ve heard there is an ocean rather close by.
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:24:18 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: glennaro
Dont forget the medal ...
and a trip to the WH ...
and Joe will make a special effort to be there ...
To: rod5591
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:24:58 PM PDT
by
Fledermaus
(It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
To: rod5591
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posted on
08/15/2023 1:27:30 PM PDT
by
MarMema
(Eat your bananas, enjoy the decline)
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