Maui wildfires renew tensions around water rights in battle over sacred streams
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The devastating wildfires that killed at least 115 people occurred below West Maui Land Company’s developments and the Hawaiian communities that rely on the water.
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The devastating wildfires that killed at least 115 people occurred below West Maui Land Company’s developments and the Hawaiian communities that rely on the water.
LAHAINA >> Shortly after the ignition of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, a developer of land around a threatened Maui community urgently asked state officials for permission to divert water from streams to fight the growing inferno.
Scholars and activists say that Native Hawaiians have ultimately been seeking their right to self-determination — an issue that they say touches the cause of the fires and impact Hawaii's healing.
During the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, a developer of land around a threatened Maui community urgently asked state officials for permission to divert stream water to
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