HRS §142-93.5
Killing mongooses is allowed in any legal way
This section says that no one is banned from killing a mongoose, as long as the method is not against the law. Trapping is specifically allowed as one legal way to kill a mongoose.
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The statute, as written — Mongoose; killing allowed
No person shall be prohibited from killing a mongoose in any manner not prohibited by law, including by trapping.
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