My favorite DEI kook so far, in this government clown show surrounding the fires in Hawaii was Manuel, deputy director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, who refused to authorize the release of water to fight the fires.

Manuel believes that all water is holy you see, and firefighters needed to check with the village elder to 'get permission'

"Manuel demanded that the West Maui Land Co. get permission from a ‘taro’ (also called ‘kalo’), which happens to be a native Hawaiian traditional farm located downstream from the company’s property and used water as its main cultural resource."

We should expect more and more of these clowns in positions of responsibility moving forward:

Democrats have controlled state politics in Hawaii from 1962 to present. That is 60 years to clear all those invasive colonial weeds....

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