A Cat Colony at the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui May Be Eradicated Following Lawsuit

For 8 years, Kelli Medeiros has been volunteering to care for several cats who live in a cat colony at the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui. At one time, over 300 cats lived at the Grand Wailea Maui, but today, only 31 felines are on the 40 acre property. All of the cats have been spayed, neutered, and vaccinated.

The nonprofit Earthjustice recently filed a lawsuit against the resort, sighting lighting problems for endangered seabirds at the Grand Wailea. The lawsuit alleges that the hotel lights attract seabirds and cause them to fall from the sky, because the birds mistake the lights for the moon which they use to navigate. 

The Resort bartender, who is also a vet tech at The Good Cat Network, says she was told by a manager that a meeting on Monday would call for the removal of the cats, presumably in response to the lawsuit.