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Ask the Big Kahuna
Response: Aloha Tom, So you have noticed the ubiquitous wild chickens strutting about — a bizarre sight for most visitors who are accustomed to finding chickens only on farms or in their picnic basket. Why are there so many chickens, or Moa, as they are called in Hawaiian? Polynesians brought chickens to the island hundreds of years ago as a food source. Europeans brought domestic chickens, and Filipinos brought fighting chickens. You will see beautiful, iridescent multi-color birds, as well as ordinary drab-colored domestic chickens, depending on where you go. Over the years some of the domestic chickens escaped into the wild, mated, and created new combinations. The wild chickens rule here, and it is against the law to harm them. At Kokee State Park, on Kauai, you can buy feed for the many chickens that roost in the hills behind the museum. The chickens have amazing food radar and once they become aware of someone feeding one of their brethren, they all come charging from the underbrush, clucking, crowing, peeping, and flapping in hilarious fashion. Once the food is gone, the chickens vanish as quickly as they arrived. The Moa have no natural predators on Kauai, and clearly they are thriving. Mahalo for writing,   Explore more answers from the Big Kahuna...Do you have a question for the Big Kahuna? Click here to send him your question. Due to the great number of questions, the Big Kahuna will not be able to answer your questions personally. Questions of general interest will be answered in future issues of the free TNT NewsHawaii Travel newsletter, and then posted here.  Or plan your dream vacation through our Hawaii Travel Directory: Big Island | Kauai | Maui | Oahu
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