{"id":1996,"date":"2026-06-30T08:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2026-06-30T08:35:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T08:35:39","slug":"activists-angered-over-west-oahu-chicken-fights-residents-defend-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1996","title":{"rendered":"Activists angered over West Oahu chicken fights, residents defend practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; An animal rights advocate recorded video showing vehicles lining Hakimo Road in N\u0101n\u0101kuli on Saturday afternoon for what he said was a cockfighting event.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1994\">Attorney general announces egg price-fixing settlement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The man, who did not want to be identified out of fear of retaliation, said he has been tracking the gatherings. He said there are chicken fights on Hakimo Road every weekend, but the latest one was larger than usual, estimating about 500 attendees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the guys running these cockfighting rings are smart enough to evade any ability to gather evidence on them. Every time you hear them cheering, you know, an animal just died for their enjoyment,\u201d the man said.<\/p>\n<p>The activist has also pushed to raise cockfighting from a misdemeanor to a class C felony. A bill to elevate the punishment in 2024 died at the state Legislature.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOftentimes when we\u2019re submitting this testimony, we\u2019re up against folks that, you know, believe strongly that animals are just property and that\u2019s all that they are, or that they are, you know, they\u2019re using perhaps their culture,\u201d Hawaiian Humane Society spokesperson Brandy Shimabukuro said.<\/p>\n<p>The anonymous activist added, \u201cAnimal cruelty is not cultural anywhere. And I think Hawaii can do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1992\">Kailua Fourth of July fireworks show returns with free shuttle service<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hakimo Road resident Sabrina Grace-Dereis argued cockfighting is part of her heritage and said it is innate for the roosters put into the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a part of my culture, I am more than 25% Filipino. It\u2019s in the rooster\u2019s blood to fight. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s the big deal here with animal cruelty,\u201d Grace-Dereis added.<\/p>\n<p>Grace-Dereis said she believes there are more pressing issues affecting the N\u0101n\u0101kuli community, including homelessness and street drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should concentrate not on the roosters, human beings are more, more precious than roosters,\u201d Grace-Dereis said.<\/p>\n<p>HNN reached out to the Honolulu Police Department for more information and is waiting to hear back.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1990\">City funds homeless medical respite centers after state cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicken fights reportedly happen every weekend on Hakimo Road in Nanakuli, but an animal rights advocate claimed this past Saturday&#8217;s was larger than usual. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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