When The Rooster Crows

Hawaii's official state bird is the Hawaiian Goose, or Nene, but during the whole week I stayed in Maui, and traveled all over the island, I never even saw one Nene. However, what I did see were wild brilliant-coloured roosters and brown hens everywhere. The roosters were crowing day and night, and these wild birds could be seen running around the parks, beaches, mall parking lots and jungle trails.

The wild chickens of Hawaii were produced after Hurricane Iniki in 1992. This powerful hurricane destroyed many of the chicken coops and released domesticated hens and roosters which were being bred for cockfighting into the wilds. 

Today these wild hens and roosters delight many tourists, including me. I even enjoyed hearing the roosters crow in the early morning. It reminded me of a verse in the Bible that we to always keep watch because we never know if our Lord and Master will come back when the rooster crows.

"Therefore keep watch

because you do not know

when the owner of the house will come back

---whether in the evening,

or at midnight,

or when the rooster crows,

 or at dawn."

Mark 13:35 (NIV)