Hanauma Bay's mongoose... time to fine the City and County of Honolulu
Has it ever been this bad? I mean, I've complained about the Hanauma Bay Exotic Animal Park, but yesterday was a whopper. The number one question asked by visitors was, "What was that long, brown 'rodent' running around?" And they were asking the question because those Asian mongoose were SO DAMN VISIBLE!!! They were constantly running back and forth across the sidewalks, the beach, and the lawn, going from hedge to hedge as they stalked their favorite prey, either the garbage can or some unsuspecting visitor's bag of food. I counted 6 visiting the garbage cans in front of the education kiosk, with up to 3 at a time in the cans (overall, I'd say I observed 12). Oh, and if you want to start a new TV show, have it be about the reactions of people approaching a trash can and having a mongoose or a cat explode out of it. According to the website maintained by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council , "It is against Hawaii State law for any ...