LIFE OF THE LAND
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. ([lifeoftheland.org](https://lifeoftheland.org/))
About LIFE OF THE LAND
Life of the Land is a Honolulu-based, community-funded environmental and energy advocacy organization founded in February 1970 that focuses on land use, energy policy, sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, and social and environmental justice. ([lifeoftheland.org](https://lifeoftheland.org/about/))
The organization uses research, public education, regulatory participation, testimony, advocacy, and litigation when necessary to influence policy and protect Hawaiʻi’s natural and community resources; it has an active web presence and publishes news, reports, testimony, and case updates. ([lifeoftheland.org](https://lifeoftheland.org/resources/))
Life of the Land is an incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a long filing history and publicly available Form 990 summaries; recent filings and third-party nonprofit databases show modest annual revenues and a small-staff/board operation focused on policy impact rather than large-scale service delivery. ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/990146020))
Notable achievements
Established community environmental advocacy (since 1970)
Founded in February 1970, Life of the Land has sustained five decades of civic and environmental advocacy in Hawaiʻi, shaping policy debates on sewage treatment, energy, and land-use matters. ([lifeoftheland.org](https://lifeoftheland.org/about/))
Influential litigation in Hawaii energy policy
Life of the Land successfully challenged regulatory approvals in the long-running Hu Honua (Honua Ola) biomass power proceedings; its interventions and appeals contributed to multiple Hawaiʻi Supreme Court rulings that required the Public Utilities Commission to consider greenhouse gas and public-interest factors more fully. ([law.justia.com](https://law.justia.com/cases/hawaii/supreme-court/2023/scot-22-0000418.html?utm_source=openai))
Sustained policy and testimony contributions
The organization regularly files testimony and policy comments to state agencies and the legislature and publishes reports and testimony on energy and environmental issues, including recent campaigns opposing LNG infrastructure and advancing renewable energy policy. ([lifeoftheland.org](https://lifeoftheland.org/resources/))
At a glance
- Total assets
- $258K
- Annual revenue
- $149K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 99-0146020
- Location
- Honolulu, HI
- Website
- lifeoftheland.org
- On Mahalo since
- May 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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