Don’t Take Pictures of Those Turtles!

By /
A tourist from Oregon was assaulted on the Big Island after taking pictures of turtles at Punaluu Black Sands Beach, Hawaii News Now reports.

A 29-year-old man from Meadow Lake, Oregon, was taking pictures of turtles when another man confronted him and told him to stay away from the turtles.

 The suspect then punched the cameraman in the left eye and took his camera and wrestled him to the ground.

 

The visitor’s girlfriend then snapped a picture of the suspect: 

What it means to support Civil Beat.

Supporting Civil Beat means you’re investing in a newsroom that can devote months to investigate corruption. It means we can cover vulnerable, overlooked communities because those stories matter. And, it means we serve you. And only you.

Donate today and help sustain the kind of journalism Hawaiʻi cannot afford to lose.

Donate

About the Author