Goose Bites Golfer, Golfer Sues Maui County

Just about every Hawaii golf course has its own resident ornery bird. But a fowl attack on a Maui municipal golf course has led to a lawsuit. 

The Maui News reports: 

WAILUKU - A golfer who says he was attacked by a large bird at the Waiehu Municipal Golf Course is suing Maui County, alleging the county was negligent in failing to remove the animal from the course.

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In a claim Sakamura filed against the county in March, he said he was golfing with five other men when a duck or goose “charged me and bit my pant leg.” He said he tried to back away and fell onto his back and side as the animal continued to attack, biting his hand hard enough to cause bleeding. He said he pulled the bird off and went to his cart to get a Band-Aid. Sakamura’s claim also says he suffered an L-4 compression fracture in his back from the attack.

The plaintiff, a Wailuku resident, also complains that signs weren’t posted warning about animals on the golf course. Lucky for him, there aren’t alligators or snakes living in the water hazards, as is common on the mainland…