HAWAII MARINE ANIMAL RESPONSE VIA AP
In this undated photo provided by the Hawaii Marine Animal Response, an endangered Hawaiian monk seal known by officials as L11 is shown on a beach on the island of Molokai.
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It’s a series of unfriendly acts from the place dubbed, in another era, as “The Friendly Isle.” Three Hawaiian monk seals have been killed on Molokai this year. The latest death was discovered Tuesday when the seal, one of an endangered species, was found shot in the head.
Such a cruel act was noted with appropriate distress by Native Hawaiian activist Walter Ritte, who reminded everyone the creature had been in Hawaii before people. They are kamaaina, not pests, as some unfortunately see them.