Life of the Land ("LOL") filed a direct appeal to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court challenging two orders issued by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in Docket No. 2024‑0258 — the proceeding governing competitive procurement of grid-scale resources, non-wires...
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JERA — LNG Repository
There are three sections: 1. Documents 2. Regulatory Proceedings 3. Media Articles Documents Sierra Club Press Release: Governor's Office Ignores Public Records Law in LNG Dealings LOL Comments on HECO Request (July 27, 2026) HECO Request to PUC to Open a New...
LIFE OF THE LAND — A History, 1970 – 2026
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono “The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness” From a group of outraged mothers handing out brochures on Waikīkī Beach to a two-person operation winning unanimous victories before the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court, Life...
The 500-Structure Line: How Hawaii Defined Catastrophe Out of Existence
When the Hawaii Legislature drew a number on a page, it may have set the price of admission to "catastrophe" so high that, across the entire recorded history of fire on Earth, only a few dozen wildfires appear to have ever crossed it. That number is 500 structures —...
Life of the Land’s Bioenergy Journey: Fighting for Honest Energy in Hawai’i
Life of the Land (LOL) is one of Hawai'i's oldest environmental advocacy organizations, founded in 1970 and still fighting today. While many people think of energy policy as something decided in boardrooms or government offices, LOL has spent decades showing up — at...
JERA`s Hawaii Proposal Is Dead
After hundreds of hours dissecting the JERA proposal, Life of the Land finds that the case boils down to three questions—and none of the answers favors JERA. Even before accounting for three likely appeals that could drag out the process for years, the proposal...
