Aloha! Happy Holidays from Life of the Land, Hawai`i’s own community-driven environmental group! We hope that this holiday season is full of peace and joy for you and all those you love. Life of the Land has been at the forefront of energy issues in Hawai`i before the...
Kat Brady is a community justice advocate with a lifelong dedication to bringing the community’s voice into the public policy arena. She works to increase civic literacy and public participation as she advocates for social, cultural, and environmental justice policy reforms. Join her and Aaron in a discussion focused on the state of incarceration in Hawaii.
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 September 17, 2015. "Hawaii's geographic isolation makes its energy infrastructure unique among the states. In recent...
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...
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 energy-induced health impacts. “Hidden Costs of Energy: Unpriced Consequences of EnergyProduction and Use” (2010) found that in...
Henry Curtis is committed to Hawai`i’s energy self-reliance and well-being, and he is motivated by the values of aloha `aina, malama `aina and his love for Hawai`i nei. Henry has represented Life of the Land in over forty regulatory proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and shares his perspective on the current PUC issues and proceedings with ThinkTech Hawaii.