Animal hoarding in Honolulu is charged under state HRS 711-1109.6 as a misdemeanor when more than 15 dogs or cats are kept in neglectful conditions, while ROH 7-2.5 treats ten or more dogs or cats per household as an Animal Nuisance.
Residents of Honolulu face two overlapping limits. ROH 7-2.5 caps noncommercial keeping at ten dogs or ten cats per household, with anything beyond treated as an Animal Nuisance subject to abatement. State HRS 711-1109.6 adds a criminal hoarding offense: possessing more than 15 dogs, cats, or a combination while failing to provide necessary sustenance and failing to correct poor living conditions is a misdemeanor. Broader animal cruelty and neglect claims fall under HRS 711-1109. Local Honolulu animal control and state authorities frequently coordinate on hoarding investigations affecting urban neighborhoods.
Violations range from county Animal Nuisance abatement under ROH 7-2 to misdemeanor hoarding charges under HRS 711-1109.6 and cruelty charges under HRS 711-1109.
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