This policy and its resources are not for any active duty organization or base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIA\u02bb\u0100INA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
STATE OF HAWAII<\/em> KENNETH S. HARA POLICY DIRECTIVE 2024-02 <\/em> SUBJECT: Stray and Feral Animal Control Policy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Effective 1 Jul 2024 (Initial policy)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Applicability. This policy directive applies to all service members, civilians, family<\/em> members, contractors, and other personnel who work on, reside on, or visit any<\/em> State of Hawai’i, Department of Defense Divisions and Staff Offices.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Purpose. This directive establishes policy and procedures governing the<\/em> prevention and control of stray, feral and\/or wild animals at all State of Hawai’i,<\/em> Department of Defense installations and facilities to protect the health and safety of<\/em> all personnel, prevent damage to facilities and equipment, and protect wildlife<\/em> populations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. References.<\/em> 6. Policy. The following is the policy for the prevention and control of stray, feral,<\/em> and\/or wild animals.<\/em> 7. Responsibilities. Implementation of this policy is shared with all State of Hawai’i,<\/em> Department of Defense installations and facilities, the HIARNG Environmental<\/em> Integrated Pest Management Coordinator, and the HIANG Environmental Manager.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n a. Report stray\/feral cats, dogs, or wild animals that have been observed living in<\/em> or around State of Hawai’i, Department of Defense installations or facilities to the<\/em> HIARNG Environmental Integrated Pest Management Coordinator.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n b. Inform individuals observed feeding stray, feral and\/or wild animals or<\/em> tampering with traps of this policy and request that they stop. If they do not, report<\/em> them to the HIARNG Environmental Pest Management Coordinator. Notify the<\/em> perpetrator\u2019s supervisor and request appropriate action be taken to stop this<\/em> behavior.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n c. All individuals including but not limited to service members, civilians, family<\/em> members, contractors and other personnel will comply with this policy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Definitions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n a. Feral. A domesticated animal that is uncontrolled and has returned to and<\/em> exists in a wild state.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n b. Stray. An uncontrolled domestic animal whose owner is unknown and cannot<\/em> be identified.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n c. Wild. Non-domesticated animals that live in their natural habitats.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Proponent. Engineering Office<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n KENNETH S. HARA<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE<\/strong><\/em>
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL<\/em>
3949 DIAMOND HEAD ROAD<\/em>
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96816-4495<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
MAJOR GENERAL
ADJUTANT GENERAL
KA \u02bbAKUKANA KENELALA
STEPHEN F. LOGAN
BRIGADIER GENERAL
DEPUTY ADJUTANT GENERAL
KA HOPE \u02bbAKUKANA KENELALA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
30 Jun 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
a. Army Regulation 200-1 Environmental Enhancement and Protection, 2007.<\/em>
b. Army Regulation 40-905\/SECNAVINST 6401.1B\/AFI 48-131 Veterinary Health<\/em>
Services, 29 August 2006.<\/em>
c. DoD Instruction 4150.07 – DoD Pest Management Program, 26 December<\/em> 2019.<\/em>
d. DoD Manual 4150.07, Volume 1 \u2013 DoD Pest Management Program Elements<\/em> and Implementation: Structure and Operation, 2020 January 22<\/em>
e. Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB) Technical Guide No. 37,<\/em> Integrated Pest Management of Stray Animals on Military Installations. December<\/em> 2016.<\/em>
f. Hawai’i Revised Statutes, Chapter 460J, Pest Control Operators.<\/em>
5. General. The prevention and control of stray, feral and\/or wild animals at all<\/em> State of Hawai’i, Department of Defense installations and\/or facilities is implemented<\/em> using various pest management programs. These programs are conducted by<\/em> contractors and federal\/state agencies to prevent any adverse impacts on readiness,<\/em> human health, morale of personnel, interference with operations, contamination of<\/em> feed supplies, destruction of real property, and federal and state protected species.<\/em>
Stray feral, and\/or wild animals can also harbor ectoparasites (ticks, fleas, mites)<\/em> that may potentially leave the animal and infest areas where personnel work and\/or<\/em> live exposing personnel to diseases. The feeding and harboring of stray, feral and\/or<\/em> wild animals complicates these measures and programs and increases expenses.<\/em> Stray, feral and\/or wild animals will be humanely removed from the installation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
a. Providing food, water, or shelter to stray, feral and\/or wild including but not<\/em> limited to cats, dogs, or other animals, such as farm and game animals such as<\/em> chickens,pigs, goats, sheep, and deer, is prohibited.<\/em>
b. The abandonment of and\/or providing holding areas of animals on State of<\/em> Hawai’i, Department of Defense installations and facilities are prohibited.<\/em>
c. Capturing, trapping, and euthanization of stray, feral and\/or wild animals will<\/em> be conducted by the Hawai’i Army National Guard (HIARNG) Environmental Office<\/em> Pest Management Coordinator\u2019s team or an appropriate licensed Federal, State, or<\/em> private contractor.<\/em>
d. Tampering or destroying any traps set out for stray, feral and\/or wild animal<\/em> control, including exclusion measures, is prohibited.<\/em>
e. Breeding, or allowing the breeding of stray, feral and\/or wild animals, is<\/em> prohibited.<\/em>
f. Cat colonies and Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs on State of Hawai’i,<\/em> Department of Defense installations and facilities are prohibited.<\/em>
g. Stray and feral animals with identification tags or microchip will be removed<\/em> from State of Hawai’i, Department of Defense installations and facilities and<\/em> delivered to the Hawaiian Humane Society.<\/em>
h. For all Hawai’i Air National Guard facilities located on Joint Base Pearl<\/em> Harbor-Hickam and at the Geographically Separated Units, route Pest Management<\/em> requests through the 154th Civil Engineer Squadron to the 154th Environmental<\/em> Manager. For all other locations, route requests through the host\u2019s public works<\/em> equivalent.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major General<\/em>
Hawai’i National Guard<\/em>
Adjutant General<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n