You may no longer be able to feed that flock of feral fowl without fear of a fine in Hawaii.

Lawmakers are getting serious about cracking down on pigeon poop.

House Bill 619, introduced by Rep. Gregg Takayama, would make it illegal to feed feral birds on your own property to the extent that they cause a nuisance on another property.

In other words, you can’t sit in your backyard shelling out sunflower seeds to pigeons to the point that they poop all over your neighbor’s lanai. 

Pearl City residents took their concerns — and photos — to Takayama for help after years of living in unbearable conditions.

“Their right to enjoy their own homes is being jeopardized and I felt I had to help them,” he said in a release. “Several other neighborhoods have also come forward to share similar problems in their communities.”

HB619 on Thursday cleared the Finance Committee. It heads to a vote before the full House next and, if successful, will cross over to the Senate.

A stricter version of the proposed law died this week in the Judiciary Committee. 

House Bill 15 would have made a person who feeds feral birds liable in damage to any person injured if the fowl caused personal injury or property damage. The big difference in this bill is it would have included public spaces like parks instead of limiting it to private property.

— Nathan Eagle