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- Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk threw a rock at Hawaiian monk seal Lani on Maui shoreline on May 5 2026 and faces charges.
- Attorney Myles Breiner says Lytvynchuk threw the rock to scare the seal from two sea turtles, not to harm it.
- He could receive up to one year in prison, fines of $50,000 under Endangered Species Act and $20,000 under Marine Mammal Protection Act, while Mayor Richard Bissen called the behavior unacceptable.
