August 12, 2004
The Outlaw
There he is...the outlaw of Mc Cully street!
I saw this on MSN. It gave me a pang of homesickness as the people down the block form us in Bellflower had peacocks and you know it was spring when they would start their crowing, sort of a cross between a rooster and a banshee! But while they are lovely to behold, peacocks are mean and nasty, living a huge mess behind them like a heard of elephants! Arcadia and other cities in So Cal have delt with this and as they breed handlily in the wild , we could shortly have another invader species on our hands!
HONOLULU - A neighborhood in McCully is dealing with a particularly fowl problem. A wild peacock has moved in uninvited, and residents have found little help in getting rid of it.
The bird, named Charlie by one of the area residents, was a novelty when he first showed up on Citron Street four weeks ago. However, his presence has become a nuisance.
"It goes on top the car and it scratches the paint and it makes a big mess and it really just hangs out wherever it can hang out," Citron Street resident Tory Kono said.
The problem is no one seems able to help. Residents have contacted the Audubon Society, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Honolulu Zoo and even the police.
The Humane Society provided a kennel to hold Charlie once he's captured and is looking for a home for him, but it is not able to take in birds.
No one in the neighborhood knows how the peacock got there, but they do know that he is not wanted.
Residents in other neighborhoods like Mililani and Kahaluu are dealing with a similar situation.
Unfortunately for Charlie, he has no laws protecting him. Under a city ordinance, peacocks fall into the category of "unregulated poultry." So, there is no permit needed to remove them.
It looks like Charlie's days of roaming free as a bird may be numbered, as residents get more desperate and creative.
"Oh, I'm hoping to catch it today. We do have a throw net, fish net, my husband got. So, we're going to make plans to catch it today," area resident Julie O'Claray said.
I hope they do, before a child gets hurt
