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...
Success Stories
Sustainable Agriculture
Life of the Land had a long history working on sustainable agricultural issues. This included protecting agricultural land, promoting sustainable agriculture, working on pesticide and toxic hotspots, and being a successful plaintiff in the multi-million-dollar...
Climate Change Campaign
Life of the Land`s Climate Campaign started more than 2o years ago. Pat Tummons, editor of Environment Hawai`i, spoke about the dangers of climate change at Life of the Land`s “Energy for the Millennium Conference” held at Chaminade University on November 5-6, 1999....
Interventions in Public Utilities Commission Proceedings
Life of the Land has not shied away from controversy. We have found our niche at the Public Utilities Commission. Life of the Land also attends and participates in meetings of the Hawai`i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Hawai`i Greenhouse...
Life of the Land`s Energy Campaign
Life of the Land is Hawai`i’s own energy, environmental and community action group advocating for the people and `aina for 47 years. Our mission is to preserve and protect the life of the land through sound energy and land use policies and to promote open government...
Energy Policy is Cornerstone of Sustainability
The role of energy cannot be understated. Both internationally, and in Hawai`i, expenditures on energy account for more than ten percent of all expenditures (Energy $$$ > 10% of GDP). Energy drives commerce and industry. Energy costs are the major financial input...