East Honolulu households face a ten dog or ten cat cap under ROH 7-2.5, plus state animal hoarding charges under HRS 711-1109.6 when more than fifteen dogs or cats are kept in poor conditions.
Animal hoarding in East Honolulu is prosecuted under state penal code HRS 711-1109.6, a misdemeanor that applies when a person possesses more than fifteen dogs or cats combined while failing to provide necessary sustenance and failing to correct poor living conditions. Honolulu County also applies per-household animal limit caps at ROH 7-2.5, treating ten or more dogs or ten or more cats per household as an Animal Nuisance trigger regardless of hoarding status. Animal cruelty and neglect more broadly fall under HRS 711-1109. Dense East Honolulu condominium lots typically reach the county threshold long before the state criminal threshold.
Hoarding convictions carry misdemeanor penalties, forfeiture of animals, and restitution for care. County nuisance violations bring abatement orders, fines, and impoundment.
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