Hawaiian Chicken Eggs and Breeds



Chickens first arrived in Hawaii with the Polynesian settlers bringing Red Junglefowl (RJF. East Asian Breed) or the “Hawaiian Moa”, are the domesticated ancestor of modern chickens, were the start of people searching out for eggs to eat. Over time the Hawaiian Moa or Hawaiian Chicken became part of Hawaiian culture and folklore as a symbol of resilience and adaptation as told through ceremonies and rituals. In 1939, there were mostly wild populations of the Hawaiian Moa with the European settlers bringing in their own breeds that are closer to the modern domestic breeds for food production. There are Hawaiian Breeds that tend to have a Hawaiian name and the chickens would be developed for their distinct aesthetics, or a unique sort of crowing, or their warrior spirit in a fight (scrapping chickens) that can be seen heading off to the entertainment of Hawaii Cock Fight. The challenges of preserving such breeds would have many tasty chickens and their eggs vanish from existence.

Local Chicken Hatcheries: Chick Hatcheries, chicks that have hatched from an incubator at a “Chicken Hatchery” there are those who are “Chicken Sexer” that identifies the males (Cockerel) and females (Pullets) from techniques from Japan in the 1920s (Japan Livestock Technology Association Chick Sexing School- trains chicken sexers). Pullets refer to young chickens that are less than one year of age and are what are bought for producing eggs, but Hawaii needs to have a hatchery to meet the needs of Local Egg Producers. Because this need isn’t met there are a lot of Pullets imported from the mainland. There could potentially be Egg Brands from all across Hawaii featuring different sorts of eggs with a variety of chicken like in the past with a distinct taste, aroma, and color to an Egg Sommelier. It doesn’t only matter about the breed in the taste, but also the diet of particular changes in feed, breeding period of chicken, and environment its bred in.

Hawaii Eggs Battle against Mainland Eggs: Problem is Hawaii needs to find a solution to the problem of not enough land to produce a “Chicken Feed Mill” to be free from Mainland Chicken-Feed Dependence. The cost of feed for an Egg Laying Hen (2015), Shipping-Container + Feed Cost: -¢1.17 per/day, -$0.35 per/month, -$4.16 per/year. A moderate-sized Egg-Business hosts 15,000-hens, which is -$5200 per month x 12 months per year= -$62,400 per year. On the Big Island they are researching “Gorse-Shrub Feed” (2022. UH Hilo. Nick Krueger) that finely grinds invasive-gorse-shrub into a powder (1925.Ulex europaeus. Invasive Species Committee) it will not expand with its fire-adapted seed shooters blasting for meters when burnt to a crisp. With the help of Hilo Farm (Pana’wa) and nonprofit “Hui Ho‘olako For Hawaiian Initiatives” that is conducting the study

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