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We often talk about how leftist policies are not only dangerous but deadly. Look no further than misguided programs like “Defund the Police,” the horrible “bail reform” program, or cult belief in climate change. All of these programs and others have caused death and destruction across the country. Unfortunately, the tragic consequences of these policies became painfully clear on Maui, where a deadly and devastating fire swept across the island, destroying nearly everything in its path. While there is still a lot of mystery surrounding the fires and a multitude of theories, one thing we know for sure is that a climate change fanatic and Hawaii official named M. Kaleo Manuel refused to release the water called ” sagrada,” a decision that contributed to the deaths of more than 106 people.
Meet M. Kaleo Manuel, the official who refused to release water on Maui, contributing to 106 deaths.
Kaleo, who specializes in Hawaiian studies, prefers a traditional, holistic “One Water” approach where water is revered, not used.
Water requires ‘real conversations about equity’ pic.twitter.com/4AzVZNwkHk
— Jeremy Kauffman 🦔 (@jeremykauffman) August 16, 2023
Manuel, who was recognized by Obama Foundation as the Asia Pacific ‘leader’, he delayed the release of water that could have helped the landowners save their property because of his Marxist belief in ‘fairness’ and perhaps also because of his weird leftist pagan views about not using water because it’s “holy” as seen in the video above. According to the Obama Foundation website, Manuel believes that “the ancient wisdom and traditional ecological knowledge of Native peoples will help save the Earth” and is “passionate about elevating Native and Indigenous ways of knowing in all areas of discourse and the dialogue”.
It has been widely reported that locals tried to wash their homes with water to protect them from the fire, but their water was cut off. When the water was finally released, it was too late.
With wildfires ravaging West Maui on Aug. 8, a state water official delayed the release of water that homeowners wanted to help protect their property from the fires. The water stop developed for much of the day and the water did not come until too late.
The dispute involved the Water Resources Management Division of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and West Maui Land Co., which manages agricultural and residential subdivisions in West Maui, as well as Launiupoko Irrigation Co., Launiupoko Water Co., Olowalu Water Co. . and Ha. Water Association of the City of ‘iku.
DLNR delayed release of water requested by West Maui Land Co. to help prevent the fire from spreading, sources familiar with the situation said.
Mr. Manuel “rejected” the requests. The Civil Beat continues:
Specifically, according to the accounts of four people with knowledge of the situation, M. Kaleo Manuel, a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner and DLNR’s deputy director of water resources management, initially rejected West Maui Land Co.’s requests. of additional water to help prevent the fire from spreading to company-managed properties.
According to the sources, Manuel wanted West Maui Land to obtain a permit for a taro, or kalo, farm located downstream from the company’s property. Finally, Manuel released water, but not until after the fire had spread. It was unclear Monday how much damage the intervening fire caused or whether homes were damaged.
Manuel declined to be interviewed for this story. DLNR’s communications office said in an email that it supports the state’s emergency communications response and was “unable to facilitate your inquiry at this time.”
The governor, Josh Green, hinted that the horrible decisions by Manuel, and perhaps other local officials, could even be criminal. The state attorney general is getting involved. Check out their comments as reported in Blessed Civil:
“One thing that people need to understand, especially those from far away, is that there has been a huge water conflict on Maui for many years,” Green said. “It’s important that we’re honest about this. People have been fighting the release of water to fight fires. I’ll leave that to you to explore.”
“We have a difficult time in Maui and other rural areas to get enough water for homes, for our people, for any response,” Green added. “But it is important that we start being honest. There are still people fighting in our state right now that gives us access to water to fight and prepare for fires, even if more storms come through.”
Green said the state is in the midst of a “comprehensive review” by Attorney General Anne Lopez of decisions made before and during firefighting efforts.
“There will be multiple reviews at all levels,” he said.
State lawmakers knew this was a serious problem for West Maui and failed to act.
In 2022, two Maui senators, Gil Keith-Agaran and Lynne DeCoite, introduced a measure to push the DLNR to allow the use of fresh water to fight fires, noting that West Maui was particularly vulnerable.
The bill noted that “in 2019, West Maui experienced an active fire season in which wildfires burned twenty-five thousand acres of land.” It would have required DLNR to “cooperate with counties and reservoir owners to develop protocols and agreements for the use of reservoir waters for fire safety purposes.”
Specifically, the measure said: “Protocols and agreements will address the emergency use of reservoir waters for fire prevention, control and extinguishment taking into account the different competing uses of the waters of the reservoir”.
The bill died without a hearing.
In this case, it turns out that “raising the ways of knowing autochthonous and indigenous people” turned out to be a big disaster. The “ancient wisdom and traditional ecological knowledge of native peoples” apparently involves not using water to stop the spread of deadly wildfires. The malice and blatant and profound negligence resulting from ideological stupidity in this situation is so serious that it must be considered criminal. Officials like Mr. Manuel should be sitting in jail, reflecting on how his radical leftist beliefs contributed to the devastation and loss of so many innocent lives.
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