ROH §12-1.2
Ban on making or owning gaffs and slashers
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This law makes it illegal to make, buy, sell, trade, or even have gaffs, slashers, or similar sharp tools meant to replace or cover the natural spur of a fighting bird. It applies to anyone in the county. There are no exceptions listed.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Gaffs or slashers prohibited
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, buy, sell, barter, exchange, or have in such person’s possession any of the implements commonly known as gaffs or slashers, or any other sharp instrument designed to be attached in place of or to the natural spur of a gamecock or other fighting fowl.
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Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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