It's not surprising that the writer and the featured Baldwin descendant do not know the proper spelling of lo`i and kuleana.

Nor is it surprising that this Baldwin was not aware of native water rights as it concerns the fight with his family company, Alexander and Baldwin, who continually seek exemptions to continue the diversions.

Christina Lizzi writes in Ola i ka wai:

The struggle is fueled by Act 126, known in the 2016 Legislative Session as House Bill (“H.B.”) 2501, and signed into law by Governor David Ige on June 28, 2016. The Act enables  A&B and its division East Maui Irrigation (“EMI”), with the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ (“BLNR”) approval, to continue diversions of water from four East Maui license areas to the Central Valley isthmus, side-stepping a January 2016 court ruling invalidating the corporations’ permits to do so. On December 9, 2016, just days before the final harvest, BLNR approved continued diversions ....

Let's hope this Baldwin does what's pono.