BREAKING NEWS: Stop West Maui Water Grab!
Tell Governor Green and DLNR
(Department of Land and Natural Resources) Chair Chang to Reinstate Kaleo Manuel and Prevent this Water Grab!
Email Dawn Chang: dawn.chang@hawaii.gov
Call Governor Green: (808)586-0034
Stop West Maui Water Grab.
Hawaiʻi media are pushing anti-Hawaiian narratives devoid of crucial facts.
Who’s behind these misleading stories?
West Maui Land Company & leaders within State government.
Why are these stories being told?
To blame someone for the destructive Lahaina fires, a scapegoat, an excuse to push out an effective DLNR Deputy Water Director and Native Hawaiian, a way to persuade the public to start questioning kalo farmers' water rights, and pitting Native Hawaiians and community members against each other during their greatest time of need.
These stories suggest that kalo farmers' water rights played a role in the Lahaina fire. But the truth is this:
West Maui Land's Co. / Launiupoko Irrigation Co. reservoirs filled with stream-diverted wat could not have been used for firefighting because they are not connected to the hydrant system and no helicopters could scoop up the water since they were grounded due to high winds.
The power brokers behind this story are doing this while the community of Maui is still grieving over the loss of loved ones and dealing with the devastation of the wildfires.
And while the rest of the world is rallying around Maui to give support...
West Maui Land Company, Governor Josh Green & DLNR Chair Dawn Change have used this as an opportunity to remove someone whose sense of kuleana aligns with the community and not corporations.
Tell Governor Green and DLNR Chair Chang to Reinstate Kalei Manuel and Prevent this Water Grab!
Email Dawn Chang: dawn.chang@hawaii.gov
Call Governor Green: (808)586-0034
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About the Author
Nanea Lo, HAPA’s Administrative and Programs Coordinator
Nanea Lo is from Papakōlea, Oʻahu. She is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian). Lo's educational expertise is in community planning and urban planning infrastructures. She is also a podcast host for Native Stories.
Lo is a public servant and serves as the Kona representative for the Oʻahu Burial Council, a commissioner on the Oʻahu Historic Preservation Commission, sits on the board of the Hawaiʻi Workers Center, and serves on the grant making committee for Hawaiʻi People’s Fund.
Through civic engagement, podcast hosting, and community organizing, Lo advocates for Hawaiian sovereignty, Aloha 'Āina, and feminism on the national and international scale. She has been a part of innovative local and international education and advocacy programs such as Planned Parenthood “National” Storyteller for the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi-Asia Pacific Leadership Program, Native American Political Leadership Program, Kuleana Academy, Young Pacific Leaders, and Peace Scholars. She believes that relationships are the fabric of life and that Aloha ʻĀina is forever.
