{"id":2008584,"date":"2023-08-22T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T23:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-official-delayed-releasing-water-for-more-than-5-hours-as-fires-raged-on-report\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T19:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T23:17:51","slug":"hawaii-official-delayed-releasing-water-for-more-than-5-hours-as-fires-raged-on-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-official-delayed-releasing-water-for-more-than-5-hours-as-fires-raged-on-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii official delayed water release for over 5 hours during ongoing fires: Report."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawaii-official-delayed-releasing-water-for-more-than-5-hours-as-fires-raged-on-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>State Official Faces Criticism for Delaying Water Release During Maui Wildfires<\/h2>\n<p>One Hawaii state official \u200cis facing \u200cfierce criticism over the use of water resources \u2063as wildfires torched the island of Maui.<\/p>\n<p>Kaleo Manuel, formerly first\u200b deputy of the Commission on Water Resource Management of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, has since been \u200dreassigned to another position, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/beat\/state-water-official-who-delayed-water-release-has-been-reassigned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honolulu Civil Beat<\/a> reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The official stalled for hours as \u200dprivate land management and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-official-delayed-releasing-water-for-more-than-5-hours-as-fires-raged-on-report\/\" title=\"Hawaii official delayed water release for over 5 hours during ongoing fires: Report.\">agricultural companies sought state water \u200bresources<\/a>\u2063 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-rescued-from-hong-kong-tower-rooftop-after-fire-breaks-out\/\" title=\"Hundreds Rescued from Hong Kong Tower Rooftop After Fire Breaks Out\">local firefighters<\/a> on Aug.\u200d 8, according to\u200b an Aug. 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2023\/08\/a-state-official-refused-to-release-water-for-west-maui-fires-until-it-was-too-late\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil Beat<\/a> report.<\/p>\n<p>Manuel told West Maui Land Co. to obtain permission from\u2062 a downstream farm before\u200b he allotted \u2064the \u200bcompany access \u2063to state-controlled water, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perks-for-pricks-democratic-governors-embroiled-in-monumental-vaccine-bribery-scandal-journalism-reveals\/\" title=\"PERKS FOR PRICKS: Democratic Governors Embroiled in Monumental Vaccine Bribery Scandal, Journalism Reveals\">company sought<\/a> to make the \u200bresources available for Maui Fire Department firefighters responding to the emergency, according to \u2063the Civil Beat.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cofficial ultimately relented,\u200d only five hours later \u2014 after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/drone-gets-remotely-grounded-upon-nearing-site-maui-fire-origin-pilot-quickly-visited-government-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildfire<\/a> had spread, according\u2063 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2023\/08\/the-lahaina-fire-could-prompt-the-state-to-change-how-it-manages-water-on-maui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Civil Beat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The state Department of Land\u2062 and\u2063 Natural \u200bResources is denying wrongdoing on Manuel\u2019s part.<\/p>\n<p>It said the official has been reassigned as part of an agency realignment for post-fire relief efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis deployment\u200d does not suggest that First Deputy Manuel did anything wrong,\u201d the department said in \u200ba statement to\u200b the\u2062 Civil Beat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purpose of this\u200b deployment is to \u200cpermit CWRM and the Department \u2062to focus\u2063 on the necessary work to assist the people of Maui recover \u2064from the devastation of wildfires,\u201d \u2062it said.<\/p>\n<h3>Deadliest\u200c Wildfires in American History<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/protesters-wait-outside-west-maui-airport-send-biden-brutal-message-arrives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui wildfires<\/a> proved to be among the deadliest in American history.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 death toll of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-kicks-off-maui-trip-making-cracking-jokes-people-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disaster<\/a> amounted to 115 as of Tuesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/maui-wildfires-expect-lot-loss-life-hawaii-governor\/story?id=102457743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>. Hundreds of people are still\u2063 missing.<\/p>\n<p>During a 2022 online event, Manuel called for the use of water resources \u2064on the basis of \u2062 <strong>\u201cequity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn \u2063a just society, this man would be thrown in prison for murder,\u201d\u200b Collin Rugg of \u2063Trending Politics said in a \u200bpost Saturday on X, the\u2064 platform formerly called Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWokeism literally costs lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REPORT: M. Kaleo Manuel, who was responsible for water management during \u200bthe Maui fires, waited five hours\u2064 to release water \u2062to\u2064 residents who were \u2064burned alive.<\/p>\n<p>During a \u200cdebate\u2062 last year, Manuel said water usage should \u200bbe based\u200c on \u200b\u2018equity.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Wokeism literally costs lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/at8WoPiA4p\">pic.twitter.com\/at8WoPiA4p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1692991470121197916?\">August 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The delay over water use is\u2064 likely to\u200d spur new disputes over Hawaii\u2019s water resources, specifically \u2064as to how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knowles-the-bad-faith-debate-over-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"KNOWLES: The Bad Faith Debate Over \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019\">private companies<\/a> may use them, according to the Civil Beat.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hawaii-official-delayed-releasing-water-5-hours-fires-raged-report\/\">Hawaii Official Delayed\u200d Releasing Water for More\u200d Than 5 Hours as Fires Raged On:\u2064 Report<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honolulu Civil Beat reported that Kaleo Manuel, previously a top official at the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, has been reassigned due to intense backlash regarding the mismanagement of water resources during the Maui wildfires. 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