HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Reports of loose and dangerous dogs on the Pearl Harbor bike path prompted response from the police department and humane society.
HPD posted on social media that they walked the path with staff from Hawaiian Humane on Wednesday after the reports.
"They identified two dangerously aggressive dogs and five strays. All seven animals were taken by HHS."
The two aggressive dogs are believed to be the dogs who attacked at least two people recently.
Cali Burcham was attacked on the path in August.
"I decided to turn around just because I didn't want to have any issues with the animal," Burcham said when KHON2 first interviewed her in August.
She pulled out her pepper spray because she had a bad feeling and started walking backwards.
"About 20 steps in, 15 to 20 dogs ambushed me from behind, and began attacking me, tearing my leggings to shreds," she said. "As soon as my pepper spray was out, my heart just fell, I literally felt like this was my last moment."
Nearby residents helped her until paramedics arrived.
"Iʻm pissed off. I think that thereʻs absolutely no reason why this shouldʻve happened more than once," Burcham told KHON2 on Thursday. "I stated in the interview last time that this was going to happen again if they werenʻt removed and itʻs kind of common sense to me."
Hawaiian Humane said if thereʻs a dangerous dog that is an immediate danger to the public, they should call 911.
The five stray dogs were found to not be aggressive and will be on track to be put up for adoption. The other two who were showing aggressive behavior at the scene and have a history of biting people will not.
"If there is a dog that is going to be a danger, risk in the community, then the best option, both for the community and for that dog, is humane euthanasia," said Hawaiian Humaneʻs Brandy Shimabukuro. "That's never the situation where we want to have to perpetuate that. So we always want to tell folks, please train your dogs, please socialize them, please keep them contained and safe."