HRS §142-93

Keeping or feeding a mongoose without a permit is a crime

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

You cannot keep, feed, or care for a mongoose unless you have a written permit from the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Permits are only given to scientists, scientific groups, colleges, or government agencies. Breaking this rule is a misdemeanor.

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The statute, as written — Harboring mongoose; penalty

A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

Any person harboring, feeding, or in any way caring for a mongoose, except upon and according to the terms of a written permit that may be granted by the department of agriculture and biosecurity, in its discretion, to scientists, scientific institutions, associations, or colleges, or to officers, boards, or commissions of the State or any county, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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