Hawaii 's poor animal welfare laws are  to blame and HIHS  uses taxpayer funding to actively lobby against law reform when around the country animal control actively urges for laws such as no-chaining and have been as far back as 1993. When you can keep a dog on a 3 foot LOGGING Chain the no of abused and unwanted rises as does barking and biting and other serious social ills. Hawaii 39th in animal welfare laws goes hand in hand with 41st in Family prosperity index, because societies that abuse animals NEVER rise above their 3rd world status. With an iPhone in every pocket we have no more lame excuses and the facts are out there. U.S. Shelter of the month for 3/17 is NE shelter- they have rehomed over 125,000 animals for ZERO taxpayers $ all donations and volunteers. Animals have xtra care like special blankets, diets, so they are adoptable- while hihs dogs are scrawny and dirty steps from the high kill room. HIHS gets over 3.4 MIlLLION a year 2.1 + 1.3 for their "non-profit" 501c3 !!!