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Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Resident Control of Feral Chickens in Honolulu

Lawmakers aim to classify feral chickens as pests and impose fines for feeding them amid a 51% rise in complaints and 1,300 chickens trapped in 2025.

  • Lawmakers in Hawaii are considering measures to let residents kill feral chickens and deem them a "controllable pest" on public land in Honolulu due to nuisance complaints.
  • Kealoha Pisciotta, a Hawaiian cultural practitioner, opposes killing feral chickens simply because they are a nuisance, saying "The moa is very significant," using the Hawaiian word for chicken.
  • The Hawaiian Humane Society opposes letting residents kill the chickens "as a means of population control unless all other strategies have been exhausted.
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Hawaii residents sick of early crowing and aggressive pecking could be allowed to kill wild chickens

Hawaii lawmakers are weighing tougher ways to deal with feral chickens, as residents complain about noise, mess, and growing flocks.

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