State officials say a former Disney actress has apologized after posting footage of herself touching a threatened green sea ...

A Disney star has apologized to the people of Hawaii after a video showing her touching an endangered sea turtle on a Maui beach led to an uproar on social media. China McClain, an actor and singer ...

Two actresses, including one with Disney ties, have apologized for a video filmed in Hawaii that sparked a “social media ...

A green sea turtle suns itself along a beach in Hawaiʻi. File Photo by Dr. Sheldon Plentovich/USFWS. Actress China McClain ...

In the past, NOAA has fined visitors to Hawaii who unwittingly and disturbed endangered Hawaiian monk seals resting on shorelines, as well as for a green sea turtle that were showed to social media.

I was not fully aware of the situation until today, and I certainly wasn’t aware of the laws,” China Anne McClain told the ...

State and federal agencies charged with protecting marine species such as Hawaiian sea turtles became aware of the post ...

Thousands on social media were enraged over cultural insensitivity from a video actress China McClain posted on Instagram of ...

Actress China Anne McClain, known for her roles in several Disney shows including “A.N.T. Farm” series, was seen walking on a beach in the north side of Maui, Hawaii, before going up to sleeping ...

Swimming with sea turtles offers a unique opportunity to interact with marine life in their natural environment. These gentle ...

The actress has since apologized, saying, "I am so sorry ... for touching those turtles. I did not know anything about the ...

to apologize for creating a social media outburst by posting one of the women touching a sea turtle, while the other videotaped”, an official statement from the Hawaii Department of Land and ...