“…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
Alternative Jet Fuel and the Feel-Good Fantasy of “Sustainable Aviation”
By Olivia Chang, Life of the Land intern and a fossil fuel divestment organizer with Olin Climate Justice. Aviation accounts for at least a quarter...
Direct Air Capture: Betting Our Future On Wishful Thinking
Guest post by Olivia Chang. As the narrative around the climate crisis has shifted from a debate over its existence to one where polluters claim...
Proactive Regulation Needed to Prevent Wildfire Infernos
Hurricane Lane passed to the south of the Hawai`i chain in August 2018. Intense 70-mph winds ignited a wildfire on the parched hillsides and fields...