HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0286.053 2024-2026From:
Alayna Wiley
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 8.47 AM
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Council Testimony I
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Subject:
REVISE Bill 52 Household henneries
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REMOVE regulation 4 from 25-4-17 that reads:
4) The sale of hens or eggs from a household hennery is prohibited
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Reasoning
Small flock owners need to be able to occasionally sell chickens and this is not a
commercial enterprise. Additionally, the wording of 25-1-5 already defines Household
henneries as being for the "non-commercial production and consumption of eggs". Egg
laying hens become much less productive by year three and it is a very common practice to sell
them at that time. Although I don't sell my eggs, there is already regulation of this at the state
level.
2. REVISE regulation 1 rom 25-4-17 to read:
1) Hens must be confined to a fenced area:
Reasoning
Small flocks of egg laying hens are easily confined to properties that have a 5' fence if you
trim the flight feathers on one wing- this is an extremely common standard practice. In
Hawai'i traditional coops, hutches, hen houses, and fully enclosed areas can actually be quite
harmful to chickens due to our hot and humid conditions here. It is much more common to
have a run or open coop that provides shelter from the weather but has lots of ventilation. If the
chickens are confined to a small area they tend to make more noise than if allowed access
throughout the fenced property to engage in the natural behavior of foraging for insects.
3. REVISE regulation 2 from 25-4-17 A to read:
2) The number of hens may not exceed:
A) Four hens for the first three thousand square feet of the building site area;
Reasoning
Chickens are flock animals and 2 birds is not a flock. Hens tend to display fewer sign of
stress and live longer lives when allowed to live in a flock of at least 4 birds.
Alayna Wiley
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