Information about the services offered in East Maui by Maui Humane Society (MHS), and registration information for other services, can be found on the http://www.mauihumanesociety.org website, and include:

• Animal rescue & Humane Enforcement which assists with rescuing sick, injured, abused and lost animals. Animal emergencies should be reported to our 24/7 dispatch line – 808-877-3680 ext. 222. Reports and requests for assistance can also be submitted online.
• The 4EverPets Program is designed to keep pets and people together for those facing financial hardship. Those enrolled in the program can pick up supplies every other month at the Maui Humane Society Mobile Veterinary Clinics at the Hāna Hub.
• MHS’ Mobile Veterinary Clinic travels to Hana every quarter to offer vaccines, microchips, etc. Upcoming visits are listed on mauihumanesociety.org/events and on the HānaMaui! Community Calendar.

Sharon Jahns has been working as the part time local Humane Enforcement Officer with Maui Humane Society since 2022. Prior to that, an officer would come out to East Maui about once a week. The community would have to wait, with cases lined up to fit with that schedule. And in the case of emergencies the police would be called, and for some incidents the Humane Society would make a special trip. Now it works out that the response to emergency situations can be handled without driving to Central Maui. If the police find a dog, or dogs are dropped off at the police station, they bring them to Sharon, or she will go get them from the officers. For example, one night, the police came to Sharon’s property at midnight, having found two dogs wandering in Kīpahulu. They were just scared and lost, so the Hāna Police called Sharon and arranged to bring them to her, where she is able to hold animals in the kennels that she has on her property. The owners were found the next day–so it was a good end to that story. 

In some cases Sharon has to go out on calls, like the police. If there are animal bite cases, it can be the animal control officer’s role to assist the police or vice versa. The police can always be her backup. She has a radio to connect with the police department, but mostly it’s for communications with the Maui Humane Society team–with connectivity along the entire route through the district. 

For spay and neutering services one can call MHS and make appointments online. Although this service is not offered by MHS in Hāna, Sharon is able to assist with both scheduling an appointment and taking animals in for the procedure. Usually the animal has to be at MHS by 8:30, and then the animals are returned to the owner, or to Sharon, for the return home. Recently, the Humane Society sent a trapper out who collected 25 cats who were spayed and neutered.