Hawaiian Humane Society opposes trophy hunting and trophy fishing, which exploit animals solely for entertainment. We support Hawaiʻi law prohibiting cruelty to animals by trapping.

The method used for any hunting should be the one that provides the quickest death possible. While we do not oppose the use of hunting dogs to spot, track or flush prey, we support requirements that hunting dogs must be under the control of their owner at all times. We oppose the training of dogs to injure other animals. Training dogs to attack prey poses a danger to human bystanders, subjects bait animals to often fatal abuse and puts the hunting dogs themselves at serious risk of injury and death. Dogs used for hunting should receive nutritious food, clean water, safe shelter, veterinary care and sufficient socialization with people to allow for safe handling and acceptable quality of life.