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Supporters rally for DLNR water resource administrator

Late Wednesday DLNR said it was “re-deploying” Kaleo Manuel, DLNR’s first deputy, from his role at the Commission on Water Resource Management. Manuel's supporters rallied for him on Thursday.

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Kaleo Manuel, right, becomes emotional while gathering with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building on Thursday. Late Wednesday DLNR said it was “re-deploying” Manuel, DLNR’s first deputy, from his role at the Commission on Water Resource Management. “This deployment does not suggest that First Deputy Manuel did anything wrong,” a statement from DLNR said. “DLNR encourages the media and the public to avoid making judgments until all the facts are known.”
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Kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine, right, embraces state water deputy Kaleo Manuel on Thursday.
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Kaleo Manuel, middle, speaks while gathering with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.
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Kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine dances a hula during a rally in support of the state water deputy Kaleo Manuel.
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Kaleo Manuel, right, becomes emotional while gathering with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.
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Kaleo Manuel, right, talks with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.
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Kaleo Manuel, second from right, smiles while talking with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.
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Kaleo Manuel, left, receives a lei from friend Jennifer Santos, right, while gathering with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.
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Kaleo Manuel, left, embraces friend Jennifer Santos, right, while gathering with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.
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Kaleo Manuel, left, smiles while gathering with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.
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Supporters gather for mele in support of the state water deputy, Kaleo Manuel.
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Kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine dances a hula during a rally in support of the state water deputy, Kaleo Manuel, seen with lei in front of the doorway at middle, on Thursday.
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Kaleo Manuel, left, speaks while gathering with supporters inside the Kalanimoku building.

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