A lawsuit filed Monday seeks to overturn the reassignment of state Water Commission Deputy Director M. Kaleo Manuel, who was given a new job after he apparently delayed permission to allow stream water to be made available for water control during the Lahaina wildfire.
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A land management official ripped Hawaiian state water agencies for taking hours consulting with farmers before finally sending water in order to fight the deadly firestorm .