Man given reward after beating up tourist who threw rock at beloved seal
\nA tourist accused of hurling a large rock at a beloved endangered seal in Hawaii was met with an unexpected response moments later when an enraged local rushed in and attacked him in front of stunned beachgoers.<\/p>\n
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\nThe disturbing incident unfolded along the shoreline near Front Street in Lahaina, Maui, where witnesses said a 37-year-old visitor from Seattle repeatedly approached an endangered Hawaiian monk seal known to locals as Lani before hurling a massive a rock directly toward the animal.<\/p>\n
The encounter quickly sparked outrage across Hawaii, where Lani has become a familiar and deeply cherished presence for many residents since returning to Lahaina following the devastating 2023 wildfires.<\/p>\n
Tourist aimed rock toward seal\u2019s head
\nAccording to witnesses, Lani had been resting near the shoreline on May 5 when a tourist moved dangerously close to the seal several times.<\/p>\n
Maui resident Kaylee Schnitzer, who filmed the incident, told Hawaii News Now that \u201cHe picked up a rock the size of a coconut and he threw it right, directly aiming toward the monk seal\u2019s head.\u201d<\/p>\n
While she was recording, Schnitzer can be heard yelling at the man: \u201cWhat are you doing? Why would you throw a rock at it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe told him that we called the cops, and he was like, \u2018I don\u2019t care. Fine me, I\u2019m rich.\u2019 He said that, and he kept walking,\u201d she told Maui\u2019s KHON2.<\/p>\n
Endangered species
\nAfter the video was shared on social media, it spread rapidly where viewers reacted with fury over the tourist\u2019s gross behavior.<\/p>\n
Hawaiian monk seals are considered one of the world\u2019s most endangered marine mammals and are protected under both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).<\/p>\n
According to NOAA Fisheries, the remaining population is only about one-third the size it was roughly 60 years ago.<\/p>\n
With so few seals left \u2013 and Lani already deeply loved by many in Maui \u2013 it did not take long for anger to spread across the beach once people realized someone had targeted her.<\/p>\n
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