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Hawaii official concerned with ‘equity’ delayed releasing water for more than 5 hours as wildfires raged: report
The New York Post ^ | 08/19/2023 | Isabel Vincent

Posted on 08/19/2023 11:39:14 AM PDT by thegagline

Access to water should be predicated on “conversations about equity,” according to the Hawaii official under fire for delaying access to water during the Maui wildfires.

M. Kaleo Manuel, former deputy director of the Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management, waited for more than five hours to release water during the wildfires that devastated Maui, according to reports.

In a livestream debate hosted by the University of Hawaii last year, Manuel described water as a sacred god.

“Let water connect us and not divide us,” said Manuel, referring to water distribution on the island. “We can share it, but it requires true conversations about equity…How do we coexist with the resources we have?” A former Obama Foundation leader — part of a program by the former President’s non-profit to help participants with coaching and “practical skill building for social change” — Manuel said he considered water an important tool for social justice. *** Manuel was transferred to another position within the Department of Land and Natural Resources Wednesday, according to Honolulu Civil Beat, which first reported the story of the delay. ***

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: culturerot; death; democratcontrolled; equity; equitykills; hawaii; lahaina; letthemeatcake; maui; progressive; stupidity; waterdistribution
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To: thegagline

Who knew there were even any Amish on Maui? (Other than Bathhouse Barry)?


61 posted on 08/19/2023 12:44:19 PM PDT by rhinohunter (“Being woke means you’re a loser” — Donald J. Trump)
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To: thegagline

Every libtard that screwed up is running for cover


62 posted on 08/19/2023 12:44:27 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: thegagline

Why don’t / didn’t they have a sea water pumping station???????


63 posted on 08/19/2023 12:44:59 PM PDT by Osage Orange
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To: thegagline

A God among leftist liberals.


64 posted on 08/19/2023 12:50:04 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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To: thegagline

Billions of dollars in property losses, and perhaps hundreds of deaths. But water is sacred. He needs to be jailed one year for each death.


65 posted on 08/19/2023 1:28:09 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Osage Orange

Don’t forget boats. Fire boats that have huge pumps that are basically water cannons. Never worked on them, though.


66 posted on 08/19/2023 1:35:59 PM PDT by waterhill (I Believe!)
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To: KTM rider

He’s hiding.


67 posted on 08/19/2023 1:37:29 PM PDT by waterhill (I Believe!)
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To: Osage Orange

NYFD And the Houston Ship Channel and Mobile Bay have them.


68 posted on 08/19/2023 1:41:39 PM PDT by waterhill (I Believe!)
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To: Dan in Wichita

POC are beginning to get the notion that whatever the Progs say their purpose is is exactly the opposite. They’ve also begun to notice that the most wealthy Progs who fund the movement are white. Imagine that?


69 posted on 08/19/2023 2:04:23 PM PDT by Avoiding_Sulla (You can't tell where we're going if you don't know where we've been)
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To: thegagline

sounds like Manual is a bit of a control freak like his idol obama


70 posted on 08/19/2023 2:05:29 PM PDT by b4me
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To: Travis McGee

Hi Travis - Do you think this fire has the earmarks of a DEW strike?

If yes, Who has such weapons?

Thanks in advance.


71 posted on 08/19/2023 2:11:39 PM PDT by Triple (Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
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To: thegagline

Short rope& even shorter drop💩


72 posted on 08/19/2023 2:26:13 PM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (Treason is the reason for Democrat Sedition & Subversion)
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To: thegagline

Every one is equal when they are dead. Mission accomplished.


73 posted on 08/19/2023 2:32:41 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: milagro

According to data, the White percentage on Maui is 33%. The fire must have been very destructive for ‘native Hawaiians’ as well.


74 posted on 08/19/2023 2:48:06 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: Da Coyote

Whenever you hear the word “equity” grab your wallet and reach for the .45 because someone is out to rob you.....of your money, your property or your life.


75 posted on 08/19/2023 3:20:09 PM PDT by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all antisemites)
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To: thegagline

He wasnt fired he was just given a new job...


76 posted on 08/19/2023 3:23:22 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: thegagline

Failure to sound warning sirens, shutting off water...

Sounds like someone wanted this to happen


77 posted on 08/19/2023 3:36:08 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: thegagline

I would wait till everything died down and he was forgotten. Then........


78 posted on 08/19/2023 3:40:17 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Exactly. YET, there’s people here who scream Term Limits for Congress and cannot see that would result in 1000’s more apparatchik Manuel’s that can never be fired….only laterally promoted.


79 posted on 08/19/2023 3:59:55 PM PDT by bigfootbob (Arm Up and Live Free!)
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To: thegagline

Manslaughter legal definition of manslaughter
The unjustifiable, inexcusable, and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation, and malice. The unlawful killing of a human being without any deliberation, which may be involuntary, in the commission of a lawful act without due caution and circumspection.

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Arguably, Manuel committed manslaughter.


80 posted on 08/19/2023 4:34:14 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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