DLNR Faked 'Reassignment' of Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water

Lahaina -- West Maui kamaʻāina Kekai Keahi and Jen Kamaho'i Mather filed suit today in First Circuit Court against Dawn N.S. Chang, BLNR and Water Commission chair and the Water Commission for actions Chang purported to take transferring Water Commission Deputy Kaleo Manuel out of the Commission on August 16, 2023.

State law provides that the Water Commission is the only entity empowered to take personnel actions on the Deputy and that those actions must occur during an open meeting. Failure to allow the community notice and opportunity to testify at an open meeting about those proposed decisions is a violation of the Sunshine Law. ---More...