Lahaina fire hydrants lost water pressure

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Here's the Official Who Was More Concerned About Water Equity While Maui Residents Burned Alive

townhall.com

Kaleo Manuel, a state water official who appears to be more concerned about water “equity” as the fire raged and people were burning alive.
Manuel has since come under fire on social media, where a resurfaced a clip shows him discussing protecting water resources in the region.
"My motto has always been: let water connect us, not divide us," he says in the clip, adding that water should be looked at as something to be revered rather than just used.
"We can share it, but it requires true conversations about equity," he adds.

A State Official Refused To Release Water For West Maui Fires

The fight over water is nothing new on Maui. But the impact on the county's ability to battle fires is coming clear.

www.civilbeat.org

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. It was not clear on Monday how much damage the fire did in the interim or whether homes were damaged.

Comment:
So, we must have "equity" in natural disasters?
"Woke" is more than left wing hate and racism, it is also deadly ignorance.

 

[two_iron]

In the old days, a substandard faggot like that would have been flung off the nearest cliff by the women of the village. When the men returned from hunting, the women would recount the story around the campfire including how the sissy screamed all the way to the bottom. All would have a hearty laugh and divy up its food.

The timing is off, for now.

 

[Lord Long Rod]

What a bunch of fuck-ups. Maybe they got what they deserved.

 

[Yarddog]

Whats really important here is that local water officials Look like the people they represent. It should be
the first criteria when hiring because then you know they will be more equitable! problem solved!

 

[Zincwarrior]

Water pressure failed when the power went out.

Its amazing that the fire was only 2,100 acres. Usually once a fire hits concentrated buildings it breaks it up, because all the concrete acts like concentrated firebreaks. That one was crazy.