Further, the article doesn't say anything about water being denied, but if you read other coverage of the fires, you would understand the issue here. The issue is one of water rights, and how it's a hot topic in Hawaii. A developer wanted to divert streams to fight the fires, but native Hawaiians are very opposed to water diversion schemes, going all the way back to the times of plantations coming in and essentially stealing a precious natural resource at the expense of the people who live there. For very obvious reasons, don't fuck with our water, you lying pieces of shit. Yeah, this is a tense issue, but at the same time, by 6pm on the day of the fire outbreak, permission was given to divert streams to fight the fire. Alex is just repeating some dumb conspiracy talking point he saw in a meme and not understanding the reality behind this, nor the cultural issues that are at play with the decision in the greater conversation.