Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 14, Number 10, 1 October 1997 — Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund [ARTICLE]

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Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund

The Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund has changed its name to the Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund. The Legal Defense Fund assists with community organizing, lobbying and media relations. It also litigates for its clients, free of charge, in state and federal cōurt. Its midPaeilīe office, located in Honolulu since 1988, works with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs on Iegal efforts to protect native Hawaiian water rights and resources, including the Waiāhole Ditch and 'Ewa Marina. Since 1955, it has also sponsored the Ahupua'a Action Allianee, a statewide coalition of over 65 environmental and Hawaiian organiza-

tions, created as part of the Legal Defense Fund's Maiine Biodiversity Project.