M. Kaleo Manuel, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) deputy director of water management, has been reassigned.
M. Kaleo Manuel, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources deputy director of water management, has been reassigned following public criticism of his role in a decision to delay allocating water to landowners during the Maui fire.A state water agency in Hawaii has been accused of delaying the release of water from a traditional farm that landowners reportedly wanted to use to protect their property as the Maui wildfire spread last week.With wildfires ravaging West Maui on Aug.
Fox News confirmed Friday that Manuel has been reassigned, following reports that water that could have been used to help fight fires was not diverted from local streams in time, and that reservoirs near the wildfire were dry at the time of last Tuesday’s fire. Fox News also reported that officials are still investigating the reason for the failure of water pumps in Lahaina, the city that was largely destroyed by the wildfire. One possible cause is that a power failure may have disabled pumps in the local water system.on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET . He is the author of the new biography,
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