RELATING TO FERAL CHICKENS.

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Sponsor: CHUN, KAHALOA, KILA, MIYAKE, TAKENOUCHI
Last action: 2026-01-26
Official status: Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Feral Chicken Collection

This bill provides money to each county in Hawaii to help collect feral chickens that have already been caught.

What This Bill Does

Appropriates $200,000 from the state's general revenues for fiscal year 2026-2027.
Allocates $50,000 each to Honolulu, Hawaii County, Kauai County, and Maui County.
Requires counties to use this money to collect feral chickens that have already been caught.

Who It Names or Affects

The state of Hawaii
Each county in Hawaii

Terms To Know

Fiscal Year: A period used for budgeting and financial reporting, usually a year long.
General Revenues: Money the state collects from taxes and other sources to fund various programs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how counties should collect or dispose of feral chickens.
It is unclear if $200,000 will be sufficient for all costs related to collecting feral chickens.

Bill History

2026-01-26 H
Referred to AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1
2026-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-22 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO FERAL CHICKENS.
Feral Chickens; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to each county to facilitate the collection of feral chickens that have already been caught.

Current Bill Text

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HB1826

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1826

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to feral chickens
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to facilitate the collection of
feral chickens that have already been caught.
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The appropriation shall be allocated as follows:

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(1)
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$50,000 to the city and county of Honolulu;

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(2)
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$50,000 to the county of Hawaii;

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(3)
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$50,000 to the county of Kauai; and

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(4)
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$50,000 to the county of Maui.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by each respective county for the purposes of
this Act.

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SECTION 2.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Feral
Chickens; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
funds to each county to facilitate the collection of feral chickens that have
already been caught.

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