A company in Hawaii claims that it was delayed for hours to help put out the deadly fires that devastated the island while a government agency, led by a man who has pushed for “water equity,” consulted with local farmers.
The West Maui Land Company, a business that manages several agricultural and residential subdivisions, says that it requested water the day of the wildfire in Maui from the Commission On Water Resource Management but was initially denied for several hours.
“We followed the process. The process failed us,” Glenn Tremble, an executive with West Maui Land Co., said.
The company said the reason for the delay was that the commission had to clear the move with local farmers.
From Fox News:
In an Aug. 10 letter to CWRM deputy director M. Kaleo Manuel, the company said, "No one is happy there was water in the streams while our homes, our businesses, our lands, and our lives were reduced to ash." Manuel has been quoted as calling for more "water equity" on the island in the past. While no allegation has been made by the company or the government that "water equity" was connected to the delay, many have criticized Manuel over his comments that resurfaced on social media.
