tracks were left idle when these precious commodities were imported more cheaply from foreign countries. of course, invasivee gras non-native grasses began to grow uncontrollably. grl managed. wel they were invasive and highly flammable. the hawaiian electric companyy dangerously neglected to clear the grasses, downed power lines ignited the terrain. and the worst part of itot all, the firefighters didn t have enough water. the deputy have director for wr resources of hawaii s department of land and natural nas, caleb emanuel, was, wa delaying water, getting to theht fires. t he thought that the water should be used more equitably and spent 5 hours asking one native hawaiian farmer ifera it would be okay to divert some water to the fire company f . the taro farmer missed the call and the fire sprear d. in here s carl emanuel explaining his water philosophye . e we treated a nativeter hawaiians, treated wateras as oe