M.KALEO MANUEL THE HAWAII WATER OFFICIAL WHO REFUSED TO RELEASE WATER RESOURCES TO MAUI LANDOWNERS

Here is M. Kaleo Manuel, the Hawaii water official who refused to release water resources and let landowners fight the Maui fire, explaining his "philosophy" about water:

"Native Hawaiians treated water as one of the earthly manifestations of a god...We've become used to looking at water as something that we use, and not something that we revere. We can reconnect to that traditional value set

I'm sure all the victims of the Maui fire are grateful their leaders were focused on worshipping water rather than using it to save their lives.