“If there’s too many deer for the for the carrying capacity of the land, something will give, the deer will disperse. I think it’s been proven that having the right balance of the deer ...

Maui has about 35,000 to 50,000 deer. While Molokai and Lanai are at carrying capacity, meaning populations won’t get much larger, Maui is 25 to 30 years away from carrying capacity, he said.

“Now we have to almost manage on a sociological carrying capacity. In other words: How much will society tolerate?” State Farm’s data put the cost of fixing the vehicle damage wrought by ...