Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network

🌺🦜 Aloha, and Welcome to the Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network 🦜🌺

The Hawaiian Feathered Friends Network (HFFN) is Hawaiʻi’s premier community for parrot and psittacine bird owners across the islands — and a proud 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

We are parrot people. We keep them, rescue them, learn from them, worry about them, and love them the way only parrot people can. If that sounds like you, you are in the right place.

Whether you are a lifelong aviculturist with a flock of macaws, a first-time owner trying to figure out what to feed your new conure, or someone who just found a lost parrot in the neighborhood and does not know who to call — HFFN is here for you. Our community spans Oʻahu and the neighbor islands, and our ʻohana is always growing.

What We Do

🎓 Education

At every monthly meeting you will find experienced keepers, guest speakers, hands-on learning, and practical knowledge that only comes from people who have lived it. Our website covers species-specific care, diet, health, grooming, and harness training — all with Hawaiʻi’s unique environment in mind.

🦜 Rescue & Rehoming

Parrots end up in crisis for all kinds of reasons — illness, divorce, financial hardship, a landlord who suddenly says no. HFFN works to ensure that no parrot in Hawaiʻi is left without options. We take in surrendered psittacine birds, place them in foster homes, and find them permanent families through our careful, relationship-based adoption process. The bird always comes first.

🤝 Community

We are more than a club. We are a network of people across the Hawaiian Islands who show up for each other — sharing knowledge, lending a hand, and building something that has lasted over a decade. Our monthly meetings are the heart of that community, and our Facebook groups connect thousands of bird lovers statewide every day.

📣 Advocacy

Parrot owners in Hawaiʻi face real challenges — import restrictions, housing laws, and a constantly shifting regulatory environment. HFFN advocates for our members’ rights to own, keep, and breed birds in the islands, and we keep our community informed when things change.

⚠️ Bird Flu in Hawaiʻi — What Parrot Owners Need to Know

HFFN focuses predominately on psittacine birds — parrots, cockatoos, and related species. We do not handle wild birds, pigeons, waterfowl, or doves, and we strongly advise our members against bringing any wild bird into their homes or into contact with their parrots. We will assist with pet passerine bird species (finches, canaries, etc).

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) was first confirmed in Hawaiʻi in November 2024 and cases have continued to emerge across the islands. Confirmed and presumptive cases have been found in waterfowl and wild birds on Oʻahu, Maui, and Kauaʻi. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has specifically identified mynahs, bulbuls, and zebra doves — birds many of us see in our yards every day — as species with the potential to carry the virus. H5N1 is highly infectious among birds. Your parrots are at real risk if exposed to infected wild birds or their droppings.

What you can do to protect your flock:

  • Do not handle sick or dead wild birds. Report them to the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture at (808) 483-7102.
  • Keep wild birds away from your parrots’ cages, aviaries, food, and water.
  • Wash your hands thoroughly after any outdoor activity before handling your birds.
  • If you find what appears to be a lost or escaped pet parrot outdoors, contact HFFN before bringing it home to your existing flock.
  • Stay current: health.hawaii.gov/docd/disease_listing/avian-influenza

For the protection of all our birds, HFFN will not take in, transport, or rehome wild or non-psittacine birds at this time.

Monthly Meetings 🦜

We gather on the third Sunday of every month from noon until 4:00 pm — or until the last person heads home, whichever comes later. Meetings are held at Moanalua Park, 1289 Mahiole Street, Honolulu — right beside the beautiful Moanalua Gardens. Come early, bring something for the potluck, a chair or blanket to sit on, and bring your bird if you like. There is no obligation and no pressure. If you have any trouble finding us, call (808) 294-7382. Meeting dates are posted regularly on our Facebook page.

📍 Open in Google Maps
Aerial map of Moanalua Park showing the entrance from Mahiole Street with a red arrow pointing to the HFFN meeting area

Enter from Mahiole Street — the red arrow shows the path down to our meeting spot

Aerial map of Moanalua Park with red stars marking the Big Tree and Pavilion locations

Look for us at the Big Tree (left star) or the Pavilion (right star)

From Honolulu (westbound on H-1)

  1. Follow H-1 West to H-201 West toward Aiea / Fort Shafter
  2. Take the Puuloa Road exit toward Tripler Hospital
  3. Turn right onto Jarrett White Road
  4. Turn left onto Mahiole Street

From the ʻEwa side (eastbound on H-201)

  1. Take Exit 3 toward HI-7310 North
  2. Turn left onto Jarrett White Road / Puuloa Road
  3. Turn left onto Mahiole Street

Pro tip: Use the Google Maps link above for turn-by-turn navigation. Once in the park, follow the back steps down to the Big Tree — that is where we will be.

Become a Member 🌺

Membership is open to anyone who loves parrots and psittacine birds — whether you have kept birds for thirty years or just brought home your very first budgie. There is a place for you here.

As an HFFN member you receive access to our full member community and monthly meetings, priority connection to our adoption and foster network, educational resources and care support, and a voice in an organization that advocates for parrot owners across Hawaiʻi. Your dues directly support bird rescue, rehabilitation, and education in the islands.

Senior
$20
per year · age 62+
Student
$25
per year · valid ID required
Single
$40
per year
Family
$55
per year
Lifetime
$3,000
one-time payment

Sustaining Member tiers ($250–$5,000 annually) support HFFN’s long-term mission, including our goal of establishing a dedicated parrot sanctuary and facility on Oʻahu. Sustaining contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

The best way to join is to come to a meeting. You can also download our membership application and email it to hwnfeatheredfriends@gmail.com.

Download Membership Application

Find Us Online

HFFN operates several active communities on Facebook where parrot owners across the Hawaiian Islands connect every day:

We are affiliated with the American Federation of Aviculture — connecting HFFN with one of the nation’s most respected avicultural organizations.

Mahalo for visiting. However you found us — whether you searched for help with a sick bird, stumbled across one of our rescue stories, or were sent here by a friend — we are glad you are here. Come to a meeting. Say aloha. We think you will fit right in.

Questions? hwnfeatheredfriends@gmail.com  ·  (808) 294-7382

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