J. Matt

Photographer/Writer/Reporter

23.09.19 Water Commission Meeting

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Location: Honolulu

Nationality: USA

Biography: J. Matt is a documentary photographer and feature-writer from, and based in, Honolulu whose work principally focuses on global warming and its intersections with place, ecology, and social, political, and economic histories. Represented by ZUMA... MORE

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The September 19th meeting of t...sewhere in Hawaii. Honolulu USA

The September 19th meeting of the DNLR's water commission ran nearly twelve hours and was filled with testimony by West Maui residents and their supporters damning State Land Board Chair DAWN CHANG'S reassignment of Deputy Director KALEO MANUEL. Citizens also voiced concerns that development and hotel interests are being given preferential treatment in water use decisions on Maui. The August 8th fire that destroyed Lahaina town has charged already simmering water and land use concerns on Maui and elsewhere in Hawaii. Honolulu USA