Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Resident Control of Feral Chickens in Honolulu

‘Just Break The Chicken’s Neck’: Bill Would Let Residents Kill Feral Chickens

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

What's for Dinner in Hawaii: Feral Chickens

The crowing starts well before the sun rises over Mason Aiona's home in Hawaii. But the 3am rooster alarm isn't what bothers the retiree the most. It's spending the day shooing wild chickens that dig holes in his yard, listening to constant squawking and flapping, and scolding people who feed...

Hawaii residents may get OK to kill wild chickens

Feral chickens, hens and roosters have been nuisances in Hawaii for years, but ways to deal with them, including proposals to let people kill them, are proving controversial.

Hawaiians cry fowl, grow murderous over scourge of feral chickens

Kealoha Pisciotta, a Hawaiian cultural practitioner and animal advocate, disagrees with killing feral chickens simply because they’re a nuisance.

Hawaii may allow residents to kill feral chickens amid growing problem

The crowing starts well before the sun rises over Mason Aiona’s home in Hawaii. But the 3 a.m. rooster alarm isn’t what bothers the retiree the most. It’s spending most of the day shooing away wild chickens that dig holes in his yard, listening to constant squawking and feather-flapping, and scolding people who feed the feral birds at a park steps from his house. “It’s a big problem,” he said of the roosters, hens and chicks waddling around on t…

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.