Aloha Ohana,

I have been posed this question by others in the community since starting our pig petition.  I'm offering my thoughts.

Correction to my 6/21/22 post - Hawai`i legislation DID NOT approve Bill SB2195 SD1 and any or it's versions as of this update on 6/22/22.  The bill introduces the use of a product called OvoControl to control our feral chicken problem.  It is a proposed 5 year pilot program. That being said, OvoControl P is listed on the OvoControl website for special use in Hawai`i where you have to undergo permitting processes in order to use it.  Also proposed in the bill is the action of oversight by the state. Program would have started on 7/1/2022 according to bill documents.  I'm unable to post them here, but it's not hard to find online, but can be confusing when sorting through the different versions.

Key search: OvoControl, Hawaii Feral Chicken Bill, SB2195

I've attached the OvoControl website below where clear links for use in Hawai`i are displayed prominently. There is a lot of valuable information and transparency on the site as well, especially under the Labels & Registrations tab. 

I would hope the same rules and specifics would be in place for Hogstop. 

While chickens are indeed a fellow member of the animal kingdom, it could be argued that no one eats them, and are more a nuisance like pigeons...maybe.  In Hawai'i, they are less likely to be a food source, and if they are then possibly a very small demographic of people eat them.  I don't think you'd find "Feral/Wild Chicken Alfredo" on a menu in town, but I could be wrong.  

Wild boar, wild hogs, wild pigs...whatever you want to call them, are a staple/food source for many here, and widely acknowledged as a cultural element for Native Hawaiians and for Hawai`i in general.  That's the difference.

As far as how both of these contraceptives in our environments will fare... this remains the biggest question and the reason for our petition.

Mahalo Nui.