HRS §142-94
When you can kill loose rabbits or Belgian hares
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Police officers and other people are allowed to kill any rabbit or Belgian hare that is running loose. If they do this, they cannot be sued for damages by the owner. But they cannot go into a fenced or inhabited area to do it unless they have legal authority or a warrant.
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The statute, as written — Destruction of unconfined rabbits and Belgian hares
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 police officer or other person may destroy any rabbit or Belgian hare found unconfined and no officer or other person destroying any rabbits or Belgian hares so found shall be liable for any damages for such destruction to any person claiming the ownership of the animals; provided that no officer or other person shall enter any inhabited enclosure for the purpose of taking or destroying any rabbits or Belgian hares without authority of law or under a warrant duly issued.
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