Pets & Wildlife
Princeville is a pet friendly community and is also committed to protecting the native and endangered birds in our community.
Please keep your dogs on leash when off the owner’s property. To give your dogs a comfortable place to run off-leash, head to the North Shore Dog Park, located about 10 minutes away in Kilauea. The dog park is ADA-accessible and features double-gated entries into separate play spaces for large and small dogs.
species have already been lost. For birds like the ʻaʻo, koloa, and ʻalae ʻula, Kauaʻi is
already their last remaining stronghold. And we can’t let them go extinct on our watch.
Reducing the prevalence of feral cats is critical to their survival and it is our moral
responsibility to take action. The County of Kauaʻi has prohibited abandonment of cats
islandwide and prohibited the feeding of cats on County property and I hope other
private and public organizations will help enforce the law and also take
similar actions to protect our birds.”
— Former County of Kauaʻi Councilmember Luke Evslin
Please help to protect Hawaiʻi’s native birds. Keep your pet cats indoors especially at night and dogs must always be on leash when off the owner’s property.
Princeville is located next door to the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge that was created to support endangered and protected species, and Princeville is the only human community in the world where the Laysan albatross nest and where all five species of native Hawaiian wetland birds frequent.
Trapping for feral cats may occur in Princeville, primarily during the times of the year when native bird chicks are most vulnerable (all of whom are protected under state and federal law). We do not want to trap pets. We encourage you to keep your pet cats indoors, especially at night. If you do decide to let them out and they are free roaming, be sure they are chipped—which is required by County law—and wearing a collar. Chipped cats will be sent to the Kaua’i Humane Society, as required by County law, which will contact pet owners to arrange pickups.
Please do not approach, touch, or feed feral cats.
infections as a result of cat scratches and bites. Some of the worst of these infections
resulted from the handling of feral cats. Cats carry the potential for unique bacterial
infections, including taxoplasmosis. We also had a recent and very unusual rapidly
disseminating fungal infection from handling a feral kitten. These infections can be
severe and even life threatening…my strong recommendation is to avoid handling
feral cats in order to avoid these significant risks.
— Dr. Edward Kimball, Medical Director, Makana Urgent Care Clinic
PHCA Community Rules:
Section 5.2.D: At no time shall any person abandon an animal (domestic or feral) in the PHCA Community. No owner shall permit or cause any dog, cat, or any animal, whether the pet is licensed, to become stray.
Section 19.A: It is an offense for any person to feed or offer food to any native Hawaiian wetland bird or feral animal (which includes cats and chickens / roosters), or to leave food unsecured in a manner that makes the food available to wetland birds or feral animals.
Chickens & Roosters
DO NOT FEED the chickens. Feeding chickens compounds the problem by enticing them to the area. The noise pollution robs residents and guests of sleep and peace of mind. The chickens ruin gardens and landscaping, and they prey on endangered and federally protected native birds’ eggs and chicks.
While they are protected in public areas, they are not protected when on private property. They can be trapped and euthanized. Shooting chickens with BB guns or pellet guns is NOT recommended as the pellets can ricochet and injure others.
If you find yourself bothered by roosters on your property, the PHCA office has chicken traps available for residents to use for a 2-week period. A $100 deposit is required to be left when checking out the trap. Once the trap is returned in good condition, the deposit will be refunded. If there is a waiting list we will let you know that your name has been added to the list. Click here to reserve a trap.