Land vultures snatch water, fanned Lahaina flames

Watch the water?

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/20/editorial/insight/column-land-vultures-snatch-water-fanned-lahaina-flames/

First half gives a bit of history about corporate history of abusing water resources. Then there's this bit at the bottom

They are wasting no time leveraging this disaster to line their pockets. Right now these business interests are trying to convince Gov. Green to suspend the minimum streamflows and halt the process to set up the Komohana Water Management Area. Why? Because they know that without oversight, they have the money and power to take however much streamwater they want, just like in the plantation days.

But I am here to say that the plantation days are over. We know our rights, we understand the law. We want our water protected and shared fairly because every living thing needs water.

Now that the ground- water in West Maui is polluted, the streams will be the only source of clean water for area residents and farmers. We must work together to make sure we have a fair system in place for determining how best to share the limited water we have between all of us. That is what it means to have a water management area. We should follow through on what the community started, and not get distracted by those chasing the dollar signs.