The overpopulation of axis deer has taken an environmental toll, but Maui Nui Venison sees it as a resource instead of a pest In 1868, the government of Hong Kong gave eight axis deer to Hawaii’s King Kamehameha V. They were a beautiful gift, these creatures that hail from south Asia, with their...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/axis-deer-hawaii)