About Us
The Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi
With 50 years and counting under our belt, the Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi is working to advance climate solutions, act for justice, get outdoors, and protect Hawai‘i’s lands, water, air, and wildlife.
We work on both statewide and county-based issues, activating our 27,000+ members and supporters to get involved on issues they care about through our groups on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi.
Through our tried and true grassroots advocacy, long-standing outings program, and public interest litigation we connect people to the things they care about in nature and help them better defend the natural resources they depend on.
The Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi is a member driven chapter of the national Sierra Club.
The Sierra Club Mission
To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
A few of our greatest accomplishments -
Bringing Hawaiʻi to the forefront of recycling programs through the establishment of our beverage container deposit system, know today as the HI-5 program, and the incredibly successful curbside recycling program
Advocating for a clean energy future through the establishment of Hawaiʻi’s 100% renewable energy goals and preventing the NextEra takeover of Hawaiian Electric Company
Building countless hiking trails, including the well-known Maunawili, Aihualama, and Kalalau trails, and providing service to countless others like Kuliʻouʻou, Hawaiʻi Loa, and Kamakou
The Sierra Club of Hawaiʻi’s landmark lawsuit, Palila v. Hawaiʻi, jumpstarting decades of native forest restoration efforts on Mauna Kea that continue to this day. This case was the first ever to give a non-human standing in court.
Fighting for the complete return of water to East Maui streams from corporate diversions after a century of resource exploitation, leaving streams and kalo farms bone dry
Forming the Sierra Club’s High School Hikers program in 1971, introducing thousands of youth to the many aspects of environmental protection, perpetuation, and advocacy—a program that continues in this mission today
To change everything, it takes everyone.
The climate is changing faster than ever and we laser focused on adapting to the impacts we are already seeing and mitigating what future impacts we can.