The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) launched its investigation after Instagram videos that appear to show a man throwing a rock at a monk seal swimming near Lahaina. In the video, the rock landed just inches away from the seal's head.

A local Hawaiian is being hailed as a hero for pummeling a Seattle tourist caught hurling a huge rock at a beloved monk seal — and even earned a special recognition from the state government for the vigilante ass-whooping.

A 37-year-old man from Seattle was detained in Hawaii after he was accused of throwing a rock at a monk seal while it was swimming along the Lahaina shoreline. The Maui Police Department brought in the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement’s ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Hawaii officials are investigating Instagram posts that appear to show a Seattle man throwing an object toward a Hawaiian monk seal off the Lahaina shoreline on the island of Maui, according to the Department of Land and Natural ...