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Nov. 19, 2025, 11 a.m.
Hawai'i County Council Chambers in Hilo
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Holeka Goro Inaba, Chair
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Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Vice Chair
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RE: Bill 52 (2025) — RELATING TO HENNERIES
Aloha Chair Inaba, Vice Chair Onishi and other members of the Council,
The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii supports Bill 52, Draft 3 (2025), which would allow people to own female
chickens, guineas, ducks or quails for the purpose of noncommercial egg production in single-family
residential, double -family residential, multifamily residential, residential -commercial mixed -use and residential
and agricultural zones.
The birds would be limited to two per the first 3,000 square feet of lot area, with an additional bird per 1,000
additional square feet of lot area.
The benefit of this proposal, if enacted, is that it would enhance Hawaii Island's self-sufficiency efforts, since
raising birds for egg production or meat would reduce the need for imports.
The current draft of the bill does not allow eggs to be sold, but perhaps future legislation could create
standards for allowing household henneries as a home occupation, which would give island residents the
opportunity to make extra income.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify.
Jonathan Helton
Policy Analyst
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii (( A/ qr
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