“…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.
Find out more…
News & Blog
Hu Honua Returns
Hu Honua`s long-running tree-burning fiasco has entered its 17th year. Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC was incorporated on April 8, 2008, to burn trees to...
My Journey Into Fire and Its Mitigation
I was in a suburb of New York City to spend time with my father during his final week of life. Early on the morning of August 9, in the space of two...
Protecting People, Ecosystems, and Critical Infrastructure
The 2018 Paradise fire in California and the 2023 Lahaina fire had much in common. The utility detected faults on the transmission line....