MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY INC

Maui Humane Society's mission is “to protect and save the lives of Maui’s animals, accepting all in need, educating the community, and inspiring respect and compassion towards all animals”.

MHS provides year-round, no and low cost spay/neuter surgeries. Live Release Rates (the number of animals leaving the shelter alive, with a positive outcome) have dramatically increased thanks to expanded programs which promote adoptions, reunite lost pets with their owners, and relocate animals to adoption-guaranteed rescues and shelters both locally and on the Mainland. Programs to enrich the lives of shelter animals and to meet the needs of each individual animal by identifying and responding to behavioral and medical barriers that would prevent the animal from being adopted, have been newly instituted. The Humane Enforcement Department has been reorganized so that emphasis is on enforcement officers being a visible and action-oriented force, available 24/7, who enforce animal related laws, prevent animal cruelty and enhance animal care and safety by educating the community about animal needs. A facilities improvement program aimed at creating a safe and comfortable environment for animals and staff has transformed Maui Humane Society into a welcoming, family friendly place for people to visit, adopt, donate and volunteer.

Maui Humane Society partners with Maui’s public and private sector to provide services and to enhance community life. Partnerships include providing animal management services to the County of Maui, offering schools and community groups educational presentations for every age group on a wide variety of animal-related topics with the goal of providing Maui’s people with the information and resources needed to advocate compassion and respect for all living creatures and to become responsible pet owners, classroom presentations and shelter tours are available for all schools on the island. MHS also offers students the opportunity to fulfill community service hours and provides mentorship for school projects. Animal Camp, a program for grades 2-5, provides exposure to shelter animals, play activities and instruction on responsible pet ownership.

Maui Humane Society also cooperates with other animal advocacy groups, both local and national, partners with the Red Cross and County Civil Defense to provide pet friendly emergency shelters during natural disasters, and acts as veterinary inspectors for the State of Hawaii’s Quarantine Direct Release Program at Kahului Airport.

Maui Humane Society has assembled an exceptional staff passionately devoted to the MHS mission and have created an organizational culture that fosters collaboration, teamwork and problem-solving. This combination of dedicated staff, teamwork, and strategic vision has raised the bar and enabled the organization to save more animal lives than ever before by developing innovative programs to enhance the quality and availability of animal welfare services on Maui.

Maui Humane Society had a Live Release Rate (LRR) of 96% for dogs and 90% for cats in December 2018.

In FY18, over 6000 animals were spayed and neutered at Maui Humane Society - a record we are set to break in FY19.

Dog enrichment programs like playgroups, Beach Buddies and Canine Good Citizen's training ensure that shelter dogs are given every opportunity for a positive outcome.

Programs were implemented to manage community cats, including TNR, spay/neuter clinics and the hiring of a Community Cat Coordinator to work with colony managers to control the island's population and ensure the health and safety of community cats.

Maui Humane Society has also dramatically grown its volunteer foster network to increase life-saving capabilities.

More progress, including goals can be found in Maui Humane Society's annual report at mauihumanesociety.org