The first emergency proclamation was announced in late March and lapsed on Friday.
The emergency relief period’s extension lifts several legal provisions to allow the county and state to continue investing in measures to control the deer population.
Deer have become an increasingly visible issue on Maui and Molokai, as severe drought has forced them to impinge into more agricultural and developed areas as they seek food and water.
As the animals are currently under the stress of thirst and hunger, concern has also been raised about the threat of the animals’ carcasses contaminating the ocean and streams.
The most common measures for controlling axis deer — introduced to Hawaii from South Asia in 1868 — are corralling and killing the deer, building or repairing fences and clearing vegetation from fence lines.
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