Kapolei households face a ten-dog or ten-cat nuisance trigger under county code plus a state misdemeanor for hoarding more than fifteen dogs and cats with neglect.
ROH 7-2.5 treats ten dogs or ten cats per household as the nuisance trigger, applied to Kapolei's condominiums, townhomes, and single-family tracts alike. HRS 711-1109.6 makes animal hoarding a misdemeanor when a person has more than fifteen dogs and cats combined, fails to provide necessary sustenance, and fails to correct living conditions. HRS 711-1109 generally covers animal cruelty and neglect. The Second City's dense multifamily stock makes neighbor complaints to 311 particularly common. Condo and HOA house rules usually cap pet counts further.
County nuisance citations, state misdemeanor prosecution, animal seizure, and HOA covenant enforcement.
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