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Legislative decisions at the county, state, and federal levels have a direct impact on nēnē conservation. Your testimony can help shape policies that protect Hawaii's state bird and its habitat.
Below you'll find current opportunities to submit testimony on important legislation and resolutions. We provide guidance, templates, and step-by-step instructions to make the process easy.
Current Testimony Opportunities
Relating To Nuisance.
Establishes liability for any individual who keeps, feeds, or harbors chickens, ungulates, or felids that cause damage to the private property of another individual. Requires the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to conduct a study to determine whether feral chickens should be classified as an invasive species.
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Relating To Animal Control.
Establishes the Spay and Neuter Special Fund to reduce pet overpopulation, including the free-roaming cat population, and authorizes an income tax designation to provide revenues into the special fund. Requires cats over the age of five months to be surgically sterilized and prohibits cats that are not surgically sterilized from being brought into the State, with certain exceptions. Appropriates funds.
View DetailsRelating To Animal Importation.
Requires, as a condition of entry into the State, documentation verifying that any dog or cat imported into the State has been surgically sterilized, subject to certain exemptions. Requires the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to establish a breeder registry and adopt rules.
View DetailsProhibiting the Feeding of Feral Animals on County Property
Bill 51 amends the Hawaiʻi County Code to prohibit the feeding of feral animals—including cats, pigs, goats, and chickens—on all County-owned or managed properties. The measure aims to reduce public health risks, protect native wildlife from predation and disease, prevent property damage, and support statewide conservation and invasive species control efforts. The bill includes modest civil penalties for violations and empowers the County to enforce the restriction as part of its responsibility to maintain safe, sanitary, and ecologically responsible public spaces.
View OutcomeFunding for Aloha Animal Alliance's TNR Program
This resolution proposes awarding $50,000 in grant funds to Aloha Animal Alliance Hawaiʻi for their cat spay and neuter initiatives, specifically their Trap-Neuter-Return-Manage (TNRM) program.
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