Event Brief
Feds arrest tourist accused of hurling rock at seal
Filed: May 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Summary: Federal authorities arrested a tourist accused of throwing a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal off Maui.
WHO: Federal authorities
WHAT: Arrest of a tourist accused of throwing a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal
WHEN: May 14, 2026 at 6:46 AM ET
WHERE: Maui, Hawaii, USA
WHY: The arrest followed a witness recording the tourist throwing a rock at the endangered seal.
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