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Beating floods: Clearing the path in Parian

The state Commission on Water Resource Management reinstated First Deputy Kaleo Manuel on Monday, nearly two months after he was reassigned in a controversial move following the catastrophic Lahaina wildfire.

The Council, by a 7-2 vote, approved a resolution urging Gov. Josh Green “to uphold the Constitution of the State of Hawai‘i and the State Water Code by immediately reinstating Marvin Kaleo Manuel.”

UH law school is assisting Maui Komohana residents in reclaiming their water rights, through the Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law.

The Commission on Water Resource Management revealed and reinforced many of the issues and plans CWRM staff is working on regarding west Maui water resources at its meeting on Tuesday,

HONOLULU — Last Tuesday’s marathon meeting of the Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) revealed and reinforced many of the issues and plans CWRM s

The state Commission on Water Resource Management held a marathon 12-hour meeting Tuesday as it dealt with questions surrounding the State Water Code, the status of deputy Kaleo Manuel, and management of water resources in West Maui.

"California’s legislative session closed recently. As always, the state’s lawmakers addressed a range of issues and approved significant actions that are now ready for the governor’s actions," writes Tom Karwin. "Today’s topic focuses on two bills that relate to gardening: AB 1572 and AB 1573, both introduced by Assemblymember Laura Friedman."

A water rights bill that made it through the Legislature this year is, arguably, a much weakened version of its original form, but the fact that it addresses senior rights

A rally of Native Hawaiians and conservationists at the state Capitol in August called for the reinstatement of the Water Code, along with the authority of the Commission on Water Resource Management, which administers the code and the West Maui Water Management Area.