Dogs In Restaurants

Hawaiian Humane Society believes restaurant owners should have the right to choose whether to allow dogs in their own restaurant. If you would like to become a part of our Advocacy team, creating a more pet-friendly Oahu, call 356-2247.

Current health code interpretations disallow all animals except service dogs. The Hawaii State Department of Health was asked in 2010 to reconsider their interpretation of the existing administrative rules that prohibit well-behaved dogs and their owners from dining together especially in outdoor eating areas.

3 Things You Can do to Help

• Recruit restaurants to join this program and their logo will be featured here.
  
• Learn what is proposed at the 2013 legislature.
  
• Let policy makers know you support restaurants right to choose.

Bills at the Hawaii State Legislature

• 2012 Bill
• Learn more here.
• 2013 bill introduced.

The following restaurants and the Hawaiian Humane Society have joined together and feel business owners should have the right to choose if they want to allow pets or not.