As Hawaii reels from devastating wildfires and considers how to rebuild, far-right figures are… blaming wokeness for the whole thing. The conspiracy theory essentially goes like this: An Obama-backed Hawaii official delayed the diversion of water to firefighters during the wildfires in Maui, because that official is a native Hawaiian who respects how water is used.Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy helped fan the flames of the right-wing conspiracy theory on Thursday, arguing that
Agency Headed By ‘Indigenous Knowledge’ Advocate Delayed Water Diversion To Help Fight Hawaii Fires, Letter Says Nick Pope on August 17, 2023 West Maui
A Hawaiian bureaucrat appears to have delayed a requested diversion of water to fight the fires that devastated Maui on the basis of considering the impacts on a local farmer.