Locals say harassment of sea turtles at Laniakea Beach has gotten worse; officials urge public to re

[@jgn3686]

The state needs to post pictures of convicted persons with the fine they paid around the area. Warming signs not to touch is as effective as no parking signs

[@chanman5821]

Ever since southwest increased flights to Hawaii, tourist harassment has gotten worse

[@vilsunnington1528]

I don’t understand why they don’t post a couple cops out there…between all the jay walking and alleged wildlife violations, you’d think this would be super easy money for the City/State and a no brainer if you ask me.

[@nikieteruo7765]

Right

[@JessicaZane4realz]

The other problem is locals trashing the beaches with their broken beer bottles. That's gotten a lot worse lately as well.

[@oseasdagdag]

They should ban people from going to that beach already 🙄 SMH!!!

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

Seals going wipe out our resources. State brought them in. They need to get um out

[@oseasdagdag]

@@molokaibowhunterscom Hawaiian Monk Seals were on these islands before us! Do your homework before you say uninformed statements.

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

@@oseasdagdag I did my homework. You are misinformed. Just because the government tells you they were here does not prove they were. And even if they were, the fact is they were not here for 100's of years. The facts is NOAA relocated them to our islands because they competed for resources with apec predators in the NW Hawaiian islands. Just like game mammals need management and culling. So do the seals. Read the info on NOAA website for yourself. There is zero hard evidence that would prove what I am saying is wrong. The fact is, how many seals can a specific coastline sustain before a tipping point like what happened in the NW Hawaiian islands?

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom Amen to that and the people come first.

[@gregcarter8656]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom A State of Hawaii (SOH) law, HRS 115, guarantees PUBLIC access to all beaches owned by the SOH. That law dates to 1974. It has NOTHING to do with "natives". "Shoreline public access is an important common law right that is shared by local residents and visitors alike" (quoted from a DLNR webpage). That law does NOT create access to Hawaii beaches which are NOT owned by the SOH (like federal property).

[@kyh442]

The state needs to enforce these laws! Not give them a slap on the risk!!

[@denisestinnett8904]

Called about a dive boat registered in Kona. They anchored right in the middle of where the Spinner’s rest at HoOkena during the day. Was told there was nothing they could do. WTF? Whenever you suggest to a tourist to be cautious and leave the honu alone they look at you like “who are you to tell us what to do” and continue their fuckery. Watched a lifeguard yell at tourists at Black Sand, no impact whatsoever. An elderly man came up and gave them all the “grandpa” speech and they finally slunk off but geez, what does it take?

[@-Unfiltered-CoconuT-]

Put it up in hotels, posters in restaurants, stores or wherever...so there's no excuse of...I didn't know...or I didn't touch it... All these guidelines for covid...you telling me you can't squeeze in an area about the wildlife...

[@jfranklin9549]

Book’em, Dano.

[@hankakah4180]

Take videos of them, and they will then be able to be prosecuted. Accountability, when people think they can get away with a crime , that's when the crime is committed. Like I've posted on another video, POST the FINES $50,000, as of now the sign just warns them, but there is no penalty if they don't comply! 1:10 just has numbers to call, post you can be fined up to $50,000 and jail time!

[@michaelcrabtree2939]

Dont touch the turtles!!! They are protected under state law!!!

[@gregcarter8656]

Long before Hawaii had any federal or state laws protecting sea turtles, Hawaiians caught them, ate them, and used their shells to make things. No fines, no going to jail, no "scolding". But some local folks love to hate tourists, for touching sea turtles (or for any other such "crime"), even though sea turtles have been caught, killed, and eaten by "locals" for decades and even centuries. I support not killing and not bothering turtles, seals, etc. But more have been killed by locals than by tourists.

[@lisal4824]

You lost the plot by comparing the past traditions of cultures native to the area verses the reality of protecting wildlife in the 21st century.

[@kyh442]

Greg so that's justification for it all? You are delusional if you think you make any sense fool!

[@gregcarter8656]

@@kyh442 WHAT is "justification" for WHAT? "You are delusional if you think you make any sense fool!" YOUR words, right back at YOU. Who (other than you) knows what your question is even about?

[@nrsmythe]

Uh yeah, I'm sure they weren't endangered a "long before" BTW, the same 'no harassment rules" are also applied to us locals.

[@just4toni24]

I called to report a couple dragging a hono out of the water..no answer. Went to the other side where there was someone watching turtles on the beach. Asking the man to come over and do something..he said call police. Also did that. Nobody helped us... it's a joke! Trying to get help.

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Before we make all kinds of judgements - we gotta remember a bunch of locals in the past were arrested for worse against native animals.

[@sandramorey2529]

Any beach in Hawaii is subject to harassment of endangered sea life. You can beg and plead but some folks don't know any better and some folks want a selfie with a sea creature. The turtles and fish have a mucous coating on their skins/shells. When we touch them, we break that mucous coating and they are then vulnerable to infection and disease. Leave them alone, take photos, but don't touch. No No No. Big big fine! $50K

[@kkkaumanua5595]

DLNR needs to get out and walk the beaches instead of using the binoculars in there company vehicles !!!!! These fines needs to be given the videos is a sad sad excuse the tourist don’t give a dam that guy said it on this video knowing now about the $50,000 dollar fine he is still going to touch it !!! Videos is a choice if they watch or not !! DLNR show up and educate these idiots will work so do your dam job like you mean it !!!! Otherwise these harmless turtles are going to be abused everyday !!!!

[@kyh442]

I agree!

[@TycoVai]

One of the problems is that the local people have learned to not call authorities. They are so poorly trained that they start off by questioning you and running your I.D.

[@heenalu03]

Today we had to scold a family that chased a turtle that was trying to eat.

[@JessicaZane4realz]

Where was the sea turtle trying to eat? The feed in the bottom of the ocean, so I guess they were trying to scare it deep under the water and then you scolded him?

[@gregcarter8656]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom The pot calling the kettle black. He hoʻokamani ʻiʻo loa nō ʻOE. Auē nō hoʻi ē.

[@gregcarter8656]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom Your comments clearly show anyone who sees them just how positive and full of aloha you are . . . not! BTW, sea turtles eat food from the sea, in the ocean. So they don't go on land to "grab food and 'store' it in their mouth until they are in the ocean" (your words).

[@C96712]

People should have to watch a video and pass a test before they are allowed to book a ticket to Hawaii..even though it should be common decency / common sense to leave the wildlife alone. They should also ban the people from returning to Hawaii as well as fining them and jail time.

[@JessicaZane4realz]

They should also make locals have to watch a video about not trashing the beaches with broken beer bottles like all over makapuu and the Westside especially and leaving the garbage all over the place and if they litter, ban them from the beaches for life. You have great ideas.

[@C96712]

@@JessicaZane4realz I do have great ideas, thank you. They should crack down on anyone that litters much harder. If you cant pick up after yourself, you dont deserve to enjoy the beach.

[@JessicaZane4realz]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom glad you love it. It's nice to see you're always claiming to be about aloha, yeah you're always such a scumbag negative weasel.

[@vincef7487]

Use the $50,000 fine money to pay out a reward for evidence proving the harassment of sea turtles and monk seals. THAT will get the word out …and result in keeping the sea turtles and monk seals safe from harassment.

[@xyakuzaxnishimoto6917]

Loco tourists

[@makahalife2772]

Why have the laws DLNR and the police don’t enforce them what happened to the tourist woman who rode the baby whale in Waikiki nothing and they had her on video

[@montgomerysmom]

Where the eco police?

[@pandabearmadness6263]

Can I ask how is touching a sea turtle bad I'm just trying to understand I get trying to hurt the turtle like riding it or throwing rocks is not good. But if you are snorkeling and you graze a turtle with your hand how come that is bad for the turtle. I just don't understand how you can police something like that.

[@pandabearmadness6263]

@SonderDAze X are you kidding me vulnerable to disease do you know how much we fucking pollute the ocean I'm pretty sure it's not going to die for me touching it. Are you telling me the natives of Hawaii 500 years ago who lived off the ocean weren't touching sea turtles back in the day. I'm pretty sure they didn't have this feel better about yourself laws to protect something from nothing

[@Marlene-Ferreira]

MAYBE PEOPLE NEED TO BE JAILED TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON. NOT JUST THREATS FOR TOUCHING OR HARRASSMENT OF THESE ANIMALS... I'M BEHIND PROTECTING ANY AND ALL ANIMALS OR SEALIFE....

[@JustSayItBruh]

Anyone call the police???...thats the problem.

[@bannlaughlin3544]

May God protect the wild life

[@sousay2000]

Throw the book at um.

[@hori166]

Whaddaya mean I can't touch them critterz none? Didn' ah pay beaucoup bucks tuh come tuh Hawayahland? The Mo'o in the room is overpopulation. Embrace mass tourism and it's consequences.

[@antoninorex5857]

TOUCH A TURTLE SLAP A TOURIST DAY. I'll Be HOME in 14 Hours : )

[@KNBARON]

What comes before 4 Turtles ....................????? ?>> .420....:)

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

Relocate the monk seals! They going wipe out our fisheries and have negative impacts with people. The seals no belong hea!

[@gregcarter8656]

Where do they belong?

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

@@gregcarter8656 North western Hawaiian islands. Feds brought um here cause they were overpopulating there and dying off. NOAA does not have scientific evidence they were here with dna sampling. And Hawaiian history inconsistent with only certain individuals claiming to have oral history. Eitherway, the fact is they did not exist here for hundreds of years and they are making a heavy impact on our fisheries and need to be relocated or culled.

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

@@gregcarter8656 Relocated back to northwestern islands or areas where they naturally exists without human competition.

[@gregcarter8656]

@@molokaibowhunterscom "Archeological and historical records indicate the seals have occupied the main Hawaiian Islands for at least the past several hundred years, and everything we know about monk seals suggests that the entire archipelago has served as monk seal habitat for millions of years." quote from NOAA

[@molokaibowhunterscom]

@@gregcarter8656 Correct. That is my point. What archeological data? They claim to dig up seal bones but was there dna sampling done? The historical info they talking about was oral history from a few hawaiians. Oral history is great but not to be based off scientific evidence unless you trying to create a narrative. And no, seals were not here close to 100 years ago. All my kupuna confirm that. And myself growing up in hawaii for the past 51 years never see 1 seal until in the late 90's. It's all about the benjamins. And with the new green initiative, ching ching$$$$$