Hawaii official blasted online and blamed for delayed response to Maui fires
The death toll in Maui reached 106 as of Wednesday, making it the deadliest in the past 100 years. A small minority of the deceased have been identified because of their burns
One Hawaii official became viral online as people pointed the finger at him for the response to the four fires in Maui.
M. Kaleo Manuel is the Department of Land and Natural Resource's deputy director for water resource management. When the Honolulu Civil Beat published a story citing sources that alleged Manuel procrastinated in sending water to the affected island, people took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to put Manuel on blast even more. ---More...
Meet M. Kaleo Manuel, the official who refused to release water in Maui, contributing to up to 106 deaths.
— Jeremy Kauffman ???? (@jeremykauffman)August 16, 2023
A Hawaiian Studies major, Kaleo prefers a traditional, holistic "One Water" approach where water is revered, not used.
Water requires "true conversations about equity" pic.twitter.com/4AzVZNwkHk
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