The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission opened a proceeding to examine energy equity in December 2022. “Energy equity refers to the goal of achieving equity in both the social and economic participation in the energy system, while also remediating social, economic, and...
Kat Brady is Coordinator of the Community Alliance on Prisons and Life of the Land`s Vice President for Social Justice. Life of the Land is fiscal sponsor for Community Alliance on Prisons. Dr. Marilyn Brown introduced Kat Brady: Kat Brady, many love and admire...
Fires require ignition, oxygen and fuel. The legacy of Big Ag has left us with 1,500 square miles (1 million acres) of dense, unmanaged, invasive grasses. Combined with high winds, this is a deadly combination. Hawaiian Electric calls Life of the Land the most...
We grieve with all those impacted by the Maui Fires. Hawai`i has 1,000,000 acres (1,500 square miles) of former agricultural land that is now occupied by unmanaged, dense, invasive grassland. It was/is a ticking time-bomb waiting to explode. Lahaina was widely...
Life of the Land received a phone call in March 1996. Would we join an effort to stop a transmission line from being built? Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) had proposed the project in the 1970s and the community had stopped it. HECO was resurrecting the proposal. The...
By Kat Brady. Having a difficult time putting into words the 2023 session. Each session has its own personality and after almost 3 decades, that is understood; yet the 2023 session felt very different. The fact that two legislators are in prison, and one is...