'It starts at 1 a.m.': Feral chickens spark push for legislative fix

Hawaii lawmakers consider allowing residents to kill feral chickens

Hawaii residents could be allowed to kill feral chickens in their community in the latest effort to help resolve a perennial issue that continues to divide neighbors who both hate and love them. Two bills being considered this legislative session would allow residents to kill feral chickens, under House Bill 1852 and the latest version of HB 980, which stalled in the 2025 legislative session but automatically rolled into this one. Neither bill l…

'It starts at 1 a.m.': Feral chickens spark push for legislative fix

State lawmakers are trying to rein in one of the most annoying public nuisances - feral chickens.