“…waging a vigorous fight against polluters in and out of court.”
– Stewart Udall (1970), Secretary of the Interior (1961-1969)
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Life of the Land is Hawai`i’s own energy, environmental and community action group advocating for the people and `aina for over 50 years.
Who We Are
Our mission is to preserve and protect the life of the land through sound energy and land use policies and to promote open government through research, education, advocacy and, when necessary, litigation.
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Who We Are
Our mission is to preserve and protect the life of the land through sound energy and land use policies and to promote open government through research, education, advocacy and, when necessary, litigation.
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What We Do
We support sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, non-combustion-based energy, and a progressive economy.
We believe that every energy project has positive and negative economic, environmental, social, cultural, geographic, greenhouse gas, taxpayer ratepayer impacts, unintended side-effects, cumulative impacts, and other externalities.
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What We Do
We support sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, non-combustion-based energy, and a progressive economy.
We believe that every energy project has positive and negative economic, environmental, social, cultural, geographic, greenhouse gas, taxpayer ratepayer impacts, unintended side-effects, cumulative impacts, and other externalities.
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News & Blog
Energy Plays Dominant Role in Hawai`i Economy
Hawai`i's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2014 was $76.2 billion. The U.S. Energy Information Administration updated its Hawai`i Profile on...
Energy Plays Dominant Role in Threats to Hawai`i Residents & Ecosystems
Fossil Fuel use is a threat to every form of life. A National Academy of Science Study, conducted at the request of U.S. Congress, analyzed...
Heptachlor and Food Poisoning Hawai`i Style
Kaua`i has been a testing ground for pesticides, from DDT during WWII to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. In 1975 the federal government held a...