Tourist who got beat up for throwing rocks at beloved seal explains why he did it

of the story: “I want to be resoundingly clear to the public – he never intended to injure the monk seal.”

Instead, Breiner claims he was trying to protect some sea turtles (known as honu in Hawaii) that were situated on some rocks nearby.

“He wanted to scare the seal away from the honu he saw there,” Breiner said. “Apparently, there were two large turtles continue reading …