HHS Annual Report 2014

Hawaiian Humane SocietyAnnual Report July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

building a better future for animals and people

Eric Ako, DVMRobert H. Armstrong Robert R. BeanFrancie BolandStan CadwalladerJohn Doty Nick DreherBrandt Farias Elizabeth Rice GrossmanPamela S. Jones Susan KosasaKent T. LucienStephen B. MetterMark PolivkaLawrence D. RodriguezVirginia S. WeinmanMary H. Weyand

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJuly 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Rick Zwern – ChairGinny Tiu– Vice ChairErnest H. Fukeda, Jr. – TreasurerMi Kosasa– SecretaryPamela Burns – President & CEO

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turning point:

capital campaign will fund future for animals

Rick ZwernChair

Board of Directors

Pamela BurnsPresident & CEO

ow is the time to build a better future for animals. This has been the driving force

behind this year’s launch of a capital campaign in which the Hawaiian Humane Society and its board of directors have committed to raising $18 million. An astounding $15 million to date has been raised. What drives this incredibly ambitious undertaking is the need to address two opportunities that are critical to improving the lives of animals. One is to upgrade the Moiliili campus to reflect contemporary standards of care. The other is to meet the needs of the dramatic population growth in West Oahu. After years of negotiations, the Society successfully secured a 55-year lease from the City & County of Honolulu for its Moiliili campus. This was a necessary commitment

to warrant a multi-million dollar investment of charitable gifts into campus upgrades. With plans in motion, our goal is to begin construction in 2015. In addition to so much progress towards these great ambitions, our day-to-day work of saving animals and helping people continues in earnest. We continue to wage war on animal cruelty and serve as a safety net for animals as Oahu’s only open-admissions shelter. This dynamic year has served as a turning point in our history. It has been a year full of success in our daily aid to animals and two centers devoted to animals, compassion and education are about to become a reality. Your continued support is so important to the future of animals.

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building a better future for animals and people

he Hawaiian Humane Society is laying the groundwork to transform the lives of

more animals than ever imagined. This year the organization is a giant step closer to bringing to life a master plan to reinvent its current location and establish a second campus. The Shelter ExperienceThe Humane Society’s current location was opened nearly 85 years ago in the late 1930s. Those original structures, including dog housing, which are still in use today, were designed to take care of as many animals as possible in the most basic quarters. Over the decades, animal sheltering has evolved. Modern design is better informed by animal behaviorists, veterinarians and other specialists. New generation shelters optimize the behavioral, psychological and social needs of animals. They are also designed for ease of cleaning, maintenance and disease control. Moiliili Campus Redesign & RedevelopmentThis project will embody the latest innovation in shelter design that lends itself to optimal care for animals. Highlights will include increased housing capacity, upgraded living quarters designed from the viewpoint of animals, an all-new admissions center and

an unparalleled visitor experience. It will also mean our 170-square-foot clinic, in which more than 8,000 sterilizations occur annually, will be expanded. Studies support a transition away from institutional cages and long runs to friendlier housing that minimizes stress, allows for improved cleaning and sanitation and improves the health and happiness of the animals. In addition, these renovations will ensure lower operational costs so that less is spent on repairs and maintenance of an aging infrastructure and more can be devoted to animal care.

An animal center, designed to reduce animal stress levels, and create comfortable housing that promotes positive behaviors, is within reach. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2015.

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An All New West Oahu CampusThe population growth in West Oahu, coupled with increasing traffic, has made the Moiliili campus difficult to access for many and the need for a second site an imperative. According to a 2012 Ward Research study, 74 percent of West Oahu households have a pet – the highest concentration of any island region. In 2011, we commissioned a study by urban planners Helber, Hastert & Fee to determine the need for a second site. That report revealed a fascinating fact. If we offered services in West Oahu, nearly half of the people and animals that we currently help would be better served. The Society will have its second location identified before the end of 2014. This campus will serve as a gathering place for those who love animals, feature an educational center and offer all the animal care services that the public has come to rely on in Moiliili.

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Capital Campaign Committee

“I am so impressed with how much this organization accomplishes and all the good work that is done regardless of the fact the facilities are space constrained and in need of renovation. The commitment and dedication of all the people involved in this organization is so evident from the board of directors and the staff to the volunteers and donors. This is a phenomenal organization and one of the most effective and well run organizations that I have been involved with.”

Pamela S. JonesCommittee Chair, Capital Campaign

Robert ArmstrongRobert R. Bean Pamela BurnsErnest H. Fukeda, Jr.Elizabeth Rice GrossmanMi Kosasa

Susan KosasaNorman NoguchiSue Sylvester PalumboLawrence D. RodriguezGinny TiuLeslie Turnbull

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$2 Million +Anonymous (2)

$1 Million to $1,999,999Schuler Family Foundation / Jones Family

$500,000 to $999,999Bob & Frances BeanGinny Tiu

$250,000 to $499,999Bob & Kelly ArmstrongDr. Richard & Elizabeth GrossmanBarry & Virginia Weinman

$100,000 to $249,999AnonymousGovernor Ben & Vicky Cayetano Lawrence & Patricia RodriguezALTRES & Simplicity HRBank of Hawaii FoundationJoyce B. DohenySteve & Susan Metter

$50,000 to $99,999Dr. Sue Sylvester Palumbo / Billy PalumboLarry & Carol Jones

$25,000 to $49,999Pamela BurnsFirst Hawaiian Bank FoundationErnest H. Fukeda, Jr.Devon & Tim, Hoku, Mele & Maluhia GuardAlan Ho & Sylvia Liang - HoKent & Sharon LucienNorman & Ann Noguchi / Marcus & AssociatesMary WeyandRick Zwern & Karen Huffman $10,000 to $24,999Eric & Lori Ako

$5,000 to $9,999Francie BolandStan Cadwallader & Jim NaborsJohn & Christine DotyNick & Koren DreherMarvin & Sandra FongMary Philpotts McGrath

$1,000 to $4,999Joan BellingerBrandt FariasRiki & Karen S. MorimotoRaymond OkadaJamie & Pauline OsborneMark & Karen PolivkaJack Tyrrell / Rainee Barkhorn Charitable Foundation

The following list recognizes donors who have pledged $1,000 or more to the Hawaiian Humane Society’s Capital Campaign through June 30, 2014.

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To view animals for adoption and all who arrive to us in need, visit HawaiianHumane.org.

total of 26,372 arrivals this year meant that nearly 75 animals were in need every single day. The public continues to bring

animals to the Hawaiian Humane Society for needed care, despite the discontinuation of free stray pick-up services, previously sponsored by the City & County of Honolulu.

The first goal is to reunite as many lost pets with their owners. Reports of missing pets or found animals totaled 4,970 cases and the Humane Society assisted with 2,523 reunions. Those efforts were supported by education campaigns to promote the value of identification. Also, 23,020 new microchip records were added to our database and 5,717 dogs were licensed. Daily walk-in service for microchipping meant that 954 animals received the gift of permanent ID this year. Our partnership program with animal clinics, called Microchip Madness Month, drew 2,700 pets in July 2013.

Our next goal is to find animals a new home. Finding new families for animals continues to require intensive mobilization and creative promotions. The Society’s Adoptions Center offers more than 100 animals in need of homes every day. Four hundred events were held islandwide through partnerships with six petco stores and PetSmart in Mililani. A total of 7,982 animals were adopted. These results are driven by a weekly pet feature in MidWeek, a KITV morning news partnership and online publicity programs.

Animals remained with us as long as it took to find each and every one of them a home.

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give me shelter

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There are only two kinds of shelters: those that are limited admission and those that welcome all. Limited-admission shelters are selective about the quality and quantity of animals they will take. Open-admission shelters will not turn any animal away.

365 days open

24-7hours of operation

8admissions specialists

we believe in welcoming all

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26,372arrivals in total

13,833 cats

9,205 dogs

3,334 additional animals

here they areThe facts and figures are much more than numbers. They represent the lives you transformed and the stories you changed with your donations in just a year.

we believe in second chances

7,982total pets adopted

4,200 dogs adopted

2,953 cats adopted

829 additional animals

adopted

1,690 received tender, loving care with

foster families

401 adoptions events

held islandwide

9 adoptions advisors

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we believe thatspay & neuter saves livesall of these animals were sterilized at the Humane Society

3,016dogs

2,276 cats

8,583 total sterilizations

252 guinea pigs & rabbits

2,843 feral cats

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no easy fix to pet overpopulation

he Humane Society led efforts that resulted in more than 10,000 sterilizations this year. In

addition to performing 8,583 sterilizations at the Humane Society, the City & County of Honolulu’s Neuter Now program enabled 3,499 sterilizations of owned dogs and cats. The Society runs the program for the City at no charge and works with 19 participating veterinary clinics.

Pet overpopulation means there are more animals than the community can care for. Overpopulation includes a wide spectrum of companion animals and free-roaming cats – some of which are feral, abandoned or lost. There is a great need for affordable and accessible spay and neuter services and for Oahu’s people to help get more animals sterilized.

Mahalo to these veterinarians who volunteered their time to help the Society’s two staff veterinarians sterilize more than 8,000 animals at the Humane Society: Doctors Wendy Asato, Carolyn Naun, Jill Yoshicedo and Aaron Raney.

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we believe that the City’s Neuter Now program is essential

2,499owned dogs

1,000 owned cats

19 clinics participate in the City’s Neuter Nowprogram

2013-2014 animal clinicsA successful spay/neuter program for people’s pets requires choices. Thanks to so many clinics who participate in the program so that pet owners have options.

All Pets ClinicAnimal Clinic of HonoluluAnimal House Veterinary CenterBlue Cross Animal HospitalCat-Bird Vet Mobile HospitalKailua Animal ClinicKakaako Pet HospitalKalihi Pet ClinicKapalama Pet HospitalKapolei Pet HospitalMakai Animal ClinicMililani Mauka Veterinary ClinicMililani Town Center Pet ClinicOhana Veterinary HospitalThe Cat ClinicThe Pet ClinicThe Pet DoctorWaipahu-Waikele Pet HospitalWaianae Veterinary Clinic

all of these animals were sterilized in clinics island wide

The Society spearheaded an education campaign featuring radio announcements and public bus ads to urge the community to call with tips to end cruelty. The Humane Society investigates every cruelty allegation and takes tips at 356-2250.

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dog owner convicted of cruelty for failing to provide veterinary care

ften it takes great effort under just the right circumstances to ensure justice for animals. The intervention of a caring neighbor who brought a little dog named Volcano to an animal clinic

launched a cruelty investigation that ended in a conviction.

The Humane Society received a call from Kahala Pet Clinic and the Society’s investigation began. The situation started when the dog’s leg had been badly broken. The owner attempted to splint the leg with popsicles sticks and when that did not work, he cut the dog’s leg off with a pair of scissors. Humane Society’s chief veterinarian Dr. Aleisha Swartz served as key expert in the case and the pet owner was sentenced to 60 days in jail and a year of probation.

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we believe that together we can end cruelty

1,068calls for rescue

1,063 cruelty, neglect reports

3,226 total calls for help

pet slain by Haleiwa woman

fter a North Shore woman brutally killed the family pet with a kitchen knife, she did some-thing even more unusual. She cleaned up the blood bath and called 911 to report her crime.

Honolulu Police Department immediately called the Hawaiian Humane Society to the Haleiwa home to begin building a case and documenting the tragedy. According to her statement to the police, the woman admitted that she killed her dog Starr for sniffing her daughter inappropriately. Starr was dragged to the bathroom and stabbed multiple times - slashed from the neck through his chest. It was one of the most gruesome animal crime scenes that the Humane Society has witnessed in recent history. A felony animal cruelty case was opened and the Society began working closely with the Prosecu-tor’s office. The Society’s medical experts provided key testimony. After a trial with no jury in May 2014, Judge Richard Perkins found the defendant not guilty by reason of mental disease. Special thanks to the Prosecutor’s office for getting this case in to the courtroom so that Starr’s story could be told.

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all that remains The Hawaiian Humane Society cares as much about people as it does animals. A total of 1,088 people entrusted their pet to the Humane Society for euthanasia and 322 people used its pet cremation service. There is no higher calling than to comfort pet owners who face the realization that letting go is the greatest gift they can give their pet. Our monthly pet loss support program helped 29 people through the stages of grief.

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a focus on felinesith an estimated 300,000 cats outdoors on Oahu, overpopulation has become

a serious problem. The issue has no single panacea and finding solutions has been elusive. One conclusion that all agree with is that it’s going to take a lot of funding, creative collaboration and unprecedented partnerships with government, businesses and individuals. All must lend assistance to help animals.

The Hawaiian Humane Society’s work to reduce the number of street cats is motivated by a goal to reduce suffering and increase the value of these animals as family members. The 17 percent of Oahu residents who feed cats that they do not own say they don’t know if they are sterilized. This creates a significant issue. With feral/unsocialized cats and unweaned kittens accounting for more than 77 percent of cat euthanasia at the Society, this has become a focal point.

In the last five years, the Hawaiian Humane Society has sterilized more than 11,000 feral cats at a cost of more than $473,000, funded by charitable gifts.

Two nonprofits, the Hawaiian Humane Society and Cat Friends, teamed together for a PetSmart-funded program that worked to tackle neighborhood cat overpopulation in Kalihi, Mapunapuna, Sand Island and parts of Moanalua. A total of 1,042 cats were sterilized through a partnership with businesses and residents who were willing to trap and neuter free-roaming felines.

When Chaminade University came to the decision to ban the feeding of stray cats on its campus, a partnership was formed between the Hawaiian Humane Society, Poi Dogs & Popoki and the Hawaii Cat Foundation. Chaminade’s staff trapped the cats and brought them to the

Humane Society Chief Veterinarian Dr. Aleisha Swartz and volunteer Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Ellard of Georgia sterilized 75 cats and dogs in a single day in fall 2013. Skilled surgeons who specialize in high quality, high volume sterilizations in Hawaii are rare finds.

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Humane Society for sterilization and health services. As available, the two cat rescue groups would take these cats into their sanctuaries.Collaboration is key to progress and the Humane Society continues to convene stakeholders around the issues to forge solutions. The Society joined with petco foundation in November 2013 to present “The Cat Trap Depot,” a conference for caregivers to address Hawaii’s free-roaming cat population. More than 125 people learned about petco foundation’s interest in funding feral cat solutions, successful trapping approaches and how to improve cat colony health. Joining the Humane Society were local rescue group representatives, including Happy Cats, Cat Friends and Poi Dogs & Popoki. Areas identified for future community initiatives included caregiver coordination and communication, as well as anti-abandonment education.

Passionate animal lovers seeking community-based solutions come in all ages. Derek

Tanizaki-Hudson, a student of American Renaissance Academy, was selected as this year’s essay winner of the Humane Society’s West Oahu Contest titled “What animals in my community need.” The first place winner composed a plan and call for community action and compassion for the humane reduction of homeless cats in his neighborhood of Barber’s Point.

To celebrate felines and elevate their status in our community, the Humane Society held Feline Fest in June 2014. Feline aficionados enjoyed the cat film festival, kitty pageant, adoptions specials, microchipping by Richard Fujie, DVM and presentation by feline specialist Sue Sylvester-Palumbo, DVM.

There is a great need for more sterilization options, people to trap cats for the surgery and for pet cats to be revered companions that are kept indoors, for their own safety.

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lady justice finds a new courtroom companion

Vietnam veteran and his dog, Athena, named after the goddess of justice, have become regulars at Honolulu Circuit Court. Hawaiian Humane Society volunteer Ron Stebbins and

Athena have made giving back a family affair. Athena was adopted from the Humane Society and Ron adopted the Society as his charity, devoting time as an advocate, educator and joy ambassador. The duo visits hospitals and classrooms, teaching kids and adults about the joy of the human-animal bond.

Their regular weekly rounds expanded when the Humane Society launched a partnership with Hawaii’s judicial system in 2014 when Judge Ed Kubo reached out to the Society. “Word came back we have a veteran who has a service dog who does marvelous work at the VA and other locations.” Kubo said. “I said, ‘My God, that’s perfect for this.”

Judge Ed Kubo’s courtroom now features a furry face during his weekly veterans’ court proceedings. Each Friday, Stebbins and Athena attend court and ease the stress of veterans who must report on their rehabilitation progress.

The first veterans’ court opened in New York in 2008. The court model is based on substance abuse or mental health treatment as an alternative to incarceration. Hawaii is the second community in the nation to feature an animal as part of this program.

we believe in the healing power of fur

67pet visitationfacilities

14,091 human beneficiaries

85 pet visitationvolunteers

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The Hawaiian Humane Society’s pet visitation program brings the joy of animals to people in a variety of locations from school rooms to hospital rooms. To volunteer, call 356-2222.

Education and advocacy continue to be the cornerstone of all that we do since 1883.

Both have the greatest potential for empowering people to do more for animals in their own care and more for animals within their reach.

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emerging issues:

choosing between a roof over your head or a pet

ets are family, too. This is a fact not to be forgotten as our community is poised to tackle Oahu’s burgeoning homeless population.

The National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that between 5 to 10 percent of America’s homeless have a dog or a cat. Accordingly, it’s no surprise that California, Pennsylvania, Florida and other states have established shelters that aim to keep people and pets together — not segregated. The national nonprofit Pets of the Homeless features a list of 24 shelters nationwide that have provisions to accommodate homeless with pets.

The Humane Society staff is sometimes asked: “Why are the homeless allowed to have pets? Can’t you just take their animals away from them?” For those who have walked the beaches to work with the homeless and investigated complaints, the answer is simple: “Anyone can be a responsible pet owner.” In the Society’s experience with the homeless, the majority of pets are well cared for. The truth is that anyone can become homeless. All it takes is one missed paycheck, a medical diagnosis or an abusive partner. Anyone can become homeless overnight.

“Pets provide comfort, loyalty and companionship,” says Jerry Rauckhorst, President and CEO of Catholic Charities of Hawaii. “The homeless find normalcy by providing food and water for their pets. In some cases, they keep them rooted in reality.” In July 2013, our teen outreach project focused on Waimanalo homeless with pets. Collars and leashes were provided as well as food from the Society’s pet food bank. More than 350 people and nearly 1,000 animals benefited from our pet food bank this year. Many were homeless. The Humane Society has created a model for sheltering pets with their owners and has urged shelters and policy makers to integrate provisions for pets into all plans for the homeless.

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we believe in freedom from hunger

997pet food bank beneficiaries

364 people served

pet food bank Since its inception in 2010, the Pet Food Bank has distributed food to thousands of pets and their people. Our first priority is to help those on any form of government assistance and the homeless.

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new law makes renting to pet owners more attractive

or landlords, the biggest barrier to renting to pet owners is a lack of protection to recoup

costs for pet-related damages that exceed the security deposit.

The Hawaiian Humane Society advocated for the passage of the Pet Deposit Law, which went into effect in November 2013. The new state law allows landlords to charge an additional pet deposit that is equal to one month’s rent.

“No one should have to choose between a roof over their head or a pet,” says Humane Society President and CEO Pamela Burns, who started the Pets in Housing program more than 20 years

ago. “About 375,000 dogs and cats share our lives and about 60 percent of Oahu’s homes have a pet. Policies that ban pets increase the number of pets relinquished to shelters, limit the pool of qualified applicants and penalize the majority of pet owners who are responsible.”

This year the Society urged Kakaako developers to establish policies to welcome pets and served as a resource for landlords and tenants.

The Society also worked with community associations to advocate for responsible pet ownership.

Learn more about the Society’s Pets in Housing program at HawaiianHumane.org.

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animal welfare projects teach skills training for youth

ost pets on Oahu is a big issue. This year Oahu was faced with fewer government-

funded animal services including the elimination of free pick up of stray animals. Concerned by the numbers of loose animals in Ewa, Campbell High School partnered with the Humane Society to use their neighborhood as a classroom and animals as teachers for a schoolwide campaign to address this issue and develop skills along the way.

In December 2013, more than 360 students and faculty from Campbell High School produced a community event to increase the number of pets with ID. The students got hands-on experience with event planning, as well as graphic design and publishing of educational brochures and T-shirts. Students also made dog tags and ceramic dog bowls. The greatest lesson

learned was teamwork – the most valuable skill to cultivate in future leaders. Together, students collaborated to tackle a community problem and create social change.

Students called on partners to help make the event a success, including petco Ewa Beach, dog handlers from the Marine Corps and the Army National Guard.

“Giving youth a chance to develop workplace skills and explore their role as problem solvers in their own community are giant steps in their educational development,” says Campbell High School teacher Sara Kimura-Tung. “This was so successful that it was repeated in the Spring and now we’re looking to get the entire Ewa complex of schools involved.”

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we believe that youth lead the way for animals

12,618students educated

118 students conducted service projects

15 classrooms & youth groups adopt humane curricula

18 school assemblies and in-classroom presentations

2 staff educators

59 groups toured the Humane Society to learn about animal welfare

34 education presentations to the general public

county animal services redefined

he City & County of Honolulu provides animal-related services as part of its municipal responsibility to the community. On Oahu, this includes services largely related to the

management and care of stray animals and enforcement of certain animal-related laws.

Nearly $2 million in donations to the Society have been reallocated in recent years to assist in funding these county-contracted services. The Society believes that continuing to do so will prevent the organization from making significant progress in preventing abandonment, homelessness, cruelty and the suffering of animals.

In August 2013, certain city services were eliminated from the contract, including investigations related to barking dogs, dangerous dogs and pick up of stray dog. Most programs for stray animals

remained intact such as 24-hour admissions, daily adoptions, lost and found and animal sheltering and care.

While the investigation and enforcement of animal cruelty and neglect were removed from the county contract, the Humane Society will continue to investigate all tips and allegations, as ending cruelty is core to its mission since 1883.

The Honolulu Star-Advertiser issued its own viewpoint with an editorial: “Yes, animal control is a municipal function. But many county governments are having to curb spending in this area. Finally, these are pets, after all, and pet owners need to step up and provide proper care, rather than lean so heavily on City Hall.”

Like many cities nationwide, local governments contract nonprofit welfare organizations to provide animal services instead of providing them directly by a county department. It is more cost efficient and allows the county to benefit from animal welfare experts who specialize in high quality, high volume animal care, shelter medicine as well as animal law enforcement.

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animal priorities on the horizon The Hawaiian Humane Society is an advocacy organization that works closely with the public in a wide variety of ways. As a voice for the animals, the Society issued a report to county officials in 2013 outlining emerging issues to watch.

Here are four identified issues:

• Pet owners want access to affordable pet spay/neuter programs.• Oahu’s large free-roaming cat population must be addressed.• Dog owners want public policy to better accommodate a lifestyle with companion canines. • Unregulated puppy sales through the Internet, newspaper and pet shops are increasing.

little known facts When the Hawaiian Humane Society was organized in 1883, it had no enforcement powers. Instead it worked collaboratively with a police officer designated to fight cruelty. It was at this time that the Hawaiian Humane Society also pledged its commitment to the protection of children.

In addition, many don’t know that the Society once had branches on the neighbor islands. Today, all island humane societies are completely independent. In addition, the Hawaiian Humane Society is not affiliated with any national organization. It relies on gifts from friends like you who donate directly to the Hawaiian Humane Society.

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As an independent, nonprofit organization, donors make miracles happen daily for the animals and people we serve. It costs $18,000 a day to run the Society’s 30 programs and services. Mahalo nui to 20,000 donors and all supporters who strengthened our ability to promote the human-animal bond and the humane treatment of animals this fiscal year.

Mahalo to the Humane Society’s most generous benefactors – individuals, businesses, trusts and foundations who gave more than $10,000 between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

ABC StoresBob & Kelly ArmstrongAtherton Family FoundationBank of HawaiiBank of Hawaii Employee Giving CampaignBob & Frances BeanJoan BellingerBernice Barbour FoundationConnie BlackEvelyn BlackGovernor Ben & Vicky CayetanoCentral Pacific Bank EmployeesCentral Pacific Bank FoundationCatherine ConradDorvin D. Leis Co.Sally EdwardsErnst & YoungFamily Health HawaiiG.N. Wilcox TrustRichard & Elizabeth Rice GrossmanBarron & Dede GussMike & Sandra HartleyHawaiian Electric Industries Charitable FoundationAlan Ho & Sylvia Liang-HoCharlyn Honda MasiniJohn R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Kaiser PermanenteSusan KosasaThomas & Mi KosasaJim & Lynn LallyTom Markson & Jan GardnerMary Philpotts McGrathMcInerny FoundationMike McKenna’s Windward FordMonarch Insurance ServicesPC Enterprisespetco foundationJennie PhillipsWayne Pitluck & Judith PyleRainee Barkhorn Charitable Foundation / Jack TyrrellAlice RobinsonLawrence & Patricia RodriguezSchuler Family FoundationFrank SlocumSophie Russell Testamentary TrustStanford Carr DevelopmentBarbara TilleyGinny TiuUnited Laundry ServicesBarry & Virginia WeinmanMary WeyandJane Wylie

Fat Cats & Top Dogs – $10,000+

donations drive the mission

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The Humane Society’s Tuxes & Tails April 2014 gala raised a record-breaking $680,000.

Animal Champions$5,000+Eric & Lori AkoAlbert Schweitzer Animal Welfare FundBarry & Anna BinningCades SchutteStanley Cadwallader & Jim NaborsThe Cat ClinicDavey & Bobby CrockettChristopher & Marcia CroftJoyce Doheny & Bob KrugerFirst Hawaiian BankTim & Devon GuardHill’s Pet NutritionHMSAIlio DentalInsurance AssociatesKenneth & Myrtle Hamura Family FoundationDiane M. Kimura & Bill Nagle Matson Navigation Allen & Sue MiyaharaNew City NissanBenjamin & Mealani ParishDavid & Kathleen PellegrinGilford & Shareen SatoSephora Alvin & Susan ShishidoSteve & Pam SofosMark & Carol Ann SolienJacqueline TakeshitaDarwin ThompsonWyndam Vacation OwnershipZephyr InsuranceRick Zwern & Karen Huffman

Best Friends$1,000+Satoru AbeAmerican Carpet OneAnimal Clinic of HonoluluAnne Namba DesignsAqua Hospitality HawaiiRenee Archer NakashimaJanet ArchyCarol Asai-Sato & Dennis TsuhakoDawn AullFrank BaenschBrian & Wendy BarbataKenneth BarclayAlbert & Dolores BedionesJan BellingerDennis BernardBKA Builders Tami BlatterSteven & Debra BookatzAnthony & Elizabeth BorgeGillian BossThomasene BrodheadGeorge BrunoPamela BurnsBenjamin & Jennifer CableDavid CadizMayor Kirk Caldwell & Donna TanoueKimberly Carson & Buddy EllisCastiglione A Casauria FoundationRonald Chandler & Kenneth CayetanoEdith ChaveElanor Chinen-Van GiesonStanley Ching & Jocelyn NakashimaCatherine ChungCity Mill Company / Chung Kun Ai Foundation

Erin ClaggettHerbert & Nancy ConleyBruce CoppaKleona CorsiniJack & Janet CovingtonChristine CuratiloDwight DamonJeffrey DeerBill & Phyllis DendleJohn & Christina DotyPatricia DoyleNicholas & Koren DreherPeter DrewlinerWilliam duPontDolores Marie DyerGary Edwards & Lisa BrewerEllen Koenig Memorial FundNorman & Deborah Day EmersonJohn EmeryRobert EricksonMark Favrow & Nancy BrouilletMary Ann FernandesRalph FisherPeter FongCynthia FosterLaurie FosterVincent & Pamela FragomeneChristopher & Tertia FreasJohn FritzTiare FullertonGary FurutaniStephen & Gloria GainsleyChun Hui GooJ. GoodmanRobert HackmanDimitri & Suzanne HaniotisDonald Hardy & Francesca

PassalacquaHarmony Chapter No. 4, O.E.S.Hawaiian TelcomCharlaine HigashiWilliam HigdonJeff HirschbergMarshall HungKen InouyeLeslie ItoJames C. Shingle Family FundJames & Juanita Wo FoundationHarold JensenGary & Melanie JohnsonLeRoy & Juanita JohnsonLouise JohnsonDonald JohnstonMichael & Pamela JonesRaechele JoyoPatsy KalawaiaWalter KamMarjorie KashiwadaDenise KealaBrian & Shannon KellyRobert & Adelaide KistnerWendell KitsuSherry KlineKoaniani FundKathleen KobayashiJohn Koga & FamilySteven & Estrellita Komura

KSK FoundationDavid & Cecilia LeeKi LeeTerrence LeeLee Bentley FamilyJudith LeonLisa LewisPaul & Naomi LoeweJoyce LoganDiane LordKent & Sharon LucienJerry & Jeri LynchKlaus Manderscheid & Amy MengMichelle ManskerMicrosoft Giving CampaignMarcus & AssociatesHenry MatsuokaMeng DynastyStephen & Susan MetterPaul & Ann MisuraNorma MoonCatherine MooreRiki & Karen S. MorimotoMichelle MorletAudrey MuehAaron & Margo MunGeorge & Bonnie MurphyMW GroupJohn & Wendy NakamuraNakamura Educational InstituteMark NakatsukasaJohn & Suzanne NolandRuth OkuboWilliam & Hope OliverSusan Onishi AndradeGerrit & Gayle OsborneJohn & Libby OtteLaeton & Lena PangMargaret PangDeborah ParkCharles ParksPearl Harbor Submarine Spouses

Charity AssociationPerkin & FariaPetSmart CharitiesMark & Karen PolivkaSteve Prieto & Richard KennedyPamela PrincenthalQueen’s Medical CenterDianne RobinsonLinda RowanThomas SakodaJustin & Faith SeguirantCarl & Lu SeyferCalvin ShiromaSLSS PartnersRichard Smith & David GriggsSolution Engineering HawaiiMoon Soo & Marilyn ParkLuella SpadaroJohn & Barbara StephanBill & Ellen StilesJames & Linda StragandEdward & Betty Lou StroupKelly SuedaFrancine SunadaSuzanne A. Nakano Giving Fund

People who have made a gift through their estate plan to the Hawaiian Humane Society.

Jacqueline ChunPhoebe CraigMaria Da SilveiraArthur & Virginia DayElizabeth Flora DeinertEdwin & Hildagard HurleyThomas KellerMary Frances KocsisWilma & Remy LatourJack & Marie LordHenry Otto MahnSusan MahnDoris MillerWalter OmoriPatricia Prukop

James Carl RadtkeMadelyn RossLiselotte Schon GrieshaberAnn SchwabIngeborg ShieldsJean TaketaElma TaylorMargaret Van PooleMary & Paul WagnerAdelia WilliamsonFrank & Katharine

WoodfordJoyce Mary Wright

Helen Kinau Wilder Legacy Gifts

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T.C. Lupton, Jr. Family FoundationAnn TakahashiNancy TakataRod & Fumiyo TanakaEric TangPaul TaniguchiJanis TanimotoJennifer Taylor & Paul WhiteWilliam ThomasRuedi & Debra ToblerMichael & Marlene TomDerik TomoyasuJoAnna TomuroThurston & Sharon Twigg-SmithArthur & Ruth UshijimaLeslie & Annie UsuiStanley UyeharaLothar & Cheryl VaradyKeoni & Jacque VaughnRalph VaughnWalk the Talk Fund of the Hawaii Community FoundationPeter & Sue Ann WargoPaul & Leinee WataseJulia WoMichael & Joanne WoodCarol Jean YakumaAyako YamadaRodney & Frances YamamotoRonald & Judy YamamotoMark & Kimberly YamauchiBlake & Sandra YoshidaPeter & Adrienne YoshiharaGlenn & Kathleen YoshinagaMele YoungIrene Zane

Devoted Companions$500+A Charitable FoundationLeonard AdamsAikahi Elementary School Student CouncilDale & Katherine AinaGwen AkimotoWilliam AltizerALTRESAmerican Hospital Services GroupRichard & Ethel AnbeEve AndersonLynn AriyoshiLeona AuerbachLetitia BaileyJeffrey BakerRay & Rosaline BallungayMary Ann BarngroverGertrude BergerEmmalisa BledsoeJeffrey Boeckman & Joanne Hogle

Rachael BoxoldPeter & Antoinette BrownMarie BurghardtIgnacio CariagaCatherine CaudleChaminade University of HonoluluSummer ChanBrenda Sue ChangWieland CheeBurt & Carolyn ChinenRobin ChingRonald & Lita ChingEileen ChoWesley & Gayle ChunCinnamon’s Family RestaurantColdwell Banker, Kahala MallSteven Colon & Carrie HermstadJohn & Joni ConklinLeslie CookScott Coors & David HurtRichard CrabbeDiana CummingsThomas & Shirlee Cunningham

Brenda CutterJohn & Sue DeanDaniel DelbrelConcetta DiLeoThe Dog ClassPatrick & Cathryn DownesDr. & Mrs. L.Q. Pang FoundationJon & Mary Lou EarllVernon & Marina EndoSuzanne EngelJames & Chikako EpureSarah FalzaranoThomas & Barbara FarrellJim & Joan FlemingLinda FlinnFoodland Super MarketMary Lou FoyPaul FrankeBenjamin & Laura FujimotoLouis & Mary FurtadoMarilyn GagenRobert & Cynthia GeilingFrancis & Jayne GeorgeMaimona GhowsJames & Lydia GibsonOllie GoldsteinCarmen GonzalezEmiko GotoGrace & Richard Okita FoundationStella & Kika GranthamJay Grekin & Judy StubbsJeffrey & Rhonda GriswoldMorena GullettPatrick & Joyce HadaMarvin & Rae Alice HallGail HamadaGregory & Wendy HannaHarbor Shores ApartmentsHarry & Catherine Halloran Family FoundationHawaii Firearms Training & EducationLynn Shizuko HeirakujiLynne Ellen HollingerHoly Nativity SchoolLorraine HondaStephanie Hong

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Eric & Mandy HorstIlima Transportation & ToursRodney & Cherie ImaiDennis & Ann ImamuraMarshall & Ardine IngrahamEric & Ann InouyeSean IshiiTad & Carol IwanumaJacquelyn JohnsonRalph JohnsonCarol JonesSkipper JonesPatricia JordanKathleen KagawaWalter KagawaTania KahaleKalaheo High SchoolKumiko KaminakaDale Kanehisa-LamFrancis & Marion KaneshiroNobuharu KatoYuko KatoJohnny KellyKevin KellySaundra KeyesRobert & Hope KihuneKris KimJohn & Marilyn KinerMildred KingDan & Kathryn Kirley

Derek & Evelyn KiyotaCarol KleinertBert & Harriet KobayashiChristen KobayashiPatty KortJacqueline KuboRicky & Ethel KubotaMark & Linda KuklinskyClayton KunitakeYoshiko KurosuNeuman Kwong & Leimomi FukudaDoris LaddErnest LaiTom & Lynn LalakeaJoseph LarnerdAnn LeightonMahealani & Mapuana LewMichael LewisCheryl LippmanSteven & Jill LouiKara LumMary MacmillanEdward & Mimi MacNaughtonJanice MaedaJeanette MagoonEddie MakNancy MakowskiRonald & Mary Jane MakuaMarianist Center of HawaiiReiko Matsuda

Kaori MatsumotoVirginia MaxwellStephen & Dani McCarthyDavid McCauleyFrances McClurkinGlorietta McCurdyBrenda McDonoughPatricia MiddletonRoy MillerLance, Jennifer & Sarah MillsHoward & Mildred MiyamotoYoshiye MiyashitaBlake & Stephanie MizunoKelly MorikoneNaomi MoritaKaren MorrissetteDon & Wynne MullinaxSeshagiri & Kristine MunipalliGail MyersBob & Eileen NakamuraNicole NaoneMilton & Nancy NapuunoaJoel NarusawaGerald & June NaughtonJemal & Atsuko NedPaul & Loc NeltingMike Nevin & Robyn WongJames & Shirley NewmanPeggy NewtonDavid Nichols

Glenn & Joy NishinoEvan NishiokaShirley NishizawaMarvin & Susan NittaBert NobrigaCathy NonakaMarjorie NorstromGary & Barbara NorthNancy NottPatricia O’ConnorCynthia OdaHarold & Betty OkimuraRyan OleksyPatrick & Elizabeth O’MalleyCarole OnouyeKimberly O’QuinnMike & Sheryl Oschin-GoodmanLouise PagottoDonna ParkStephanie PaulingRobert & Mi Ae PepperAlan Phillips & Audrey BuyrnJohn PlewsMichiko PorterBarton PotterHarold PradosMonica RamirezDavid Randell & Rosemary FazioMakakaualii RegoCamille Rellinger

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PetWalk in October 2013 raised $272,000 for the animals. The Humane Society hosted or participated in 57 events this year.

Steven RinesmithShaunagh RobbinsJohn & Maile RomanowskiJim & Puchi RomigIain & Linda RossVictoria SakaiKenneth SakamotoBert SakudaCarol SatoJames & Bettye SchulerLeilani SchumanGlenn SeoLawrence SewardGlenda ShibataStanley & Theresa ShibataEarl & Sue ShimabukuroMasayoshi & Juliet ShimabukuroRuth ShimadaSteven & Laura Jeanne ShortAnthony SilvaEarl & Nancy SimaoTheodore & Judith Simon

Andrew Singer & Melanie WintersEugene & Betty SmithArthur & Beverly SoaresStanley Ito FloristKeith SteinerVicky StewartBonnie StifelAlice, Florence & Chester SugimotoStephen TakamiyashiroMr. K.M. TanakaWesley & Lena TanakaAlexandra TateyamaEdward & Marcia Taylor-KaneshigeLloyd & Constance TeixeiraMary ThollJames & Mary ThrashRene TillichMike ToibinTim & Dana TokiokaTualua ToluaJudy TomDavid & Sheri Lee Tongg

Frank & Margaret TrevorValerie TrotterTyler & Sharlene TsudaAlfredo & Belen UdaniLinda UezuDavid UmedaUniversity Health AllianceRichard VaughnVCA Kaneohe Animal HospitalJanice VincentGrace VisayaRoberta Wakisaka-FellezsJohnny & Bubba WalkerJohn WashburnPatricia WaymanBrad & Lindsey WhitcombJohn WhiteEdmund WilkinsonDouglas WilsonRon WinklemanDavid & Arporn WinskoCharles Wirta

Robert & Betty WoJudith WolfeDanny WongMun Kin & Florence WongVernon WooWorkplace SolutionsJoan WorthenLinda Wright WongTodd & Cynthia WyrickSueo & June YamachiAmy YamakawaMitsuru & Lorraine YamamotoBeverly YapMargaret YogiJoy Yonemura OdaBryan & Jeannie YoshidaPaula YoshiokaThomas YuePatricia Zane

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130 years of service

t was a rainy night in Honolulu on July 16, 1883, when 25 prominent citizens gathered in a gymnasium to establish our organization. The needs back then were as complex and diverse

as they are today. His Majesty King Kalakaua was one of those signatories in favor of creating an organization devoted to welfare.

At that time, due to the growing number of child welfare and troubled youth cases, our founders desired that the organization also devote itself to the protection and children. It’s a little known fact that the Humane Society provided adoption services for children until the mid-1900s. It’s an even lesser known fact that only one other local charitable institution, the YMCA, is older than the Hawaiian Humane Society.

By the end of summer 1883, work was underway. Captain John A. Mehrtens of the police was designated to hold dual assignments – one as a policeman and the other assisting the Humane Society with cases. The Saturday Press editorial team reported that they hoped “he will bridge the difficulty and render effective service in this noble cause.” Clearly, our founders struggled with how to incorporate a growing new conscience into existing roles.

Oahu’s population was about 100,000 people and the most pressing animal welfare issues involved “working” animals such as horses, oxen and water buffalo.In 1894, the Hawaiian Gazette

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6,282 volunteers contributed 149, 497 hours of service this year.

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published a compelling editorial advocating for religious leaders to support the Humane Society’s mission. Churches were urged to take on the cause to enlighten congregations that animals are vulnerable and sentient creatures, deserving of compassion and kindness. By the turn of the century, a social movement that would change the relationship between people and animals had begun.

By 1897, the Marshal of the Republic deputized animal champion and Humane Society leader Helen Kinau Wilder. Her credibility and influence in pursuing justice for animals captured hearts and minds locally and throughout the United States. In one year alone, she brought 44 cruelty cases to court with the support of a bicycle cop named Chang Apana. Once a paniolo who worked for the Wilder family, Apana helped with the case work and investigations and his reputation soon equaled Helen’s as a fearless crusader for animal protection. The Humane Society’s Chang Apana was the first compensated humane investigator in Hawaii. Apana later became the real-life inspiration for novelist Earl Derr Biggers’ character Charlie Chan of the popular detective series.

Together, Wilder and Apana’s cases ranged from ensuring that cobble-stone stables were covered with straw to improve animal’s living conditions to cases of heinous cruelty crimes such as when a horse’s eyes were gouged out

by a drunkard. Their protection work also included animals used for food in which they successfully stopped the practice of plucking live chickens in Chinatown. In 1899, the animals of Hawaii enjoyed a conviction rate of 90 percent.

Without a doubt, the Humane Society has changed with the times. Child protection was relinquished when its leaders successfully advocated for the establishment of organizations that would focus solely on the causes for children. There was once satellite humane societies on the neighbor islands. Those organizations evolved into independent charities. Sheltering did not become a part of the Humane Society’s work until well in to the 1900s when Victoria Ward donated a small parcel of land in Kakaako.

Today, programs and services include adoptions, spay and neuter and sheltering of animals. These also encompass preventative programs such as youth and community education, outreach to under-served communities and advocacy for animal-friendly policies, a pet food bank and so much more.

Help is needed in every area as the Humane Society continues its mission to serve more than 700,000 animals and nearly 1 million people who share our island home. The needs are so great that all are called to find a role in service to animals.

Photo ContributorsJeff Chung | Dave GreerMarlene Nishime | Jonah OkanoMonica Schwartz | Elizabeth Valleriani

Animal Rescues & Investigations 356-2250Dog Licensing 356-2227Donations & Gifts 356-2213Education 356-2206Events 356-2225Hike Club 356-2222Lost & Found 356-2228Pet Adoptions 356-2218Pet Loss Support Group 356-2222Volunteer Programs 356-2216

Published by theHawaiian Humane Society:Community Relations Director Jacque [email protected]

2700 Waialae AvenueHonolulu, Hawaii 96826Phone (808) 356-2200HawaiianHumane.org

Hawaiian Humane Society is an education and advocacy organization that shelters, protects, rescues, reunites and rehomes animals. It is Oahu’s only open-admission shelter. Established in 1883, the Hawaiian Humane Society is not affiliated with or funded by any national organization. Gifts made to this local organization help local animals and people.

REVENUECity & County Animal Services Contract $2,358,000City & County Neuter Now Contract* $448,000 Contributions - Fundraising Events $6,192,000& Capital CampaignAdoptions & Other Fees $887,000Net Gain on Investments $1,408,000 TOTAL $11,293,000

EXPENSESAnimal Care $4,319,000Direct Neuter Now Program $448,000Administration $536,000Fundraising $591,000Education & Community Programs $762,000 TOTAL $6,656,000*Hawaiian Humane Society administers the Neuter Now program for the City & County of Honolulu at no cost. This amount reimburses private practice veterinarians in the community for services provided.

financial reportJuly 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Our goal is to ensure that we can continue to serve as Hawaii’s most comprehensive and progressive animal welfare organization to the fullest extent of our resources.

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