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 ...

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

Two actresses apologized after a video with a sea turtle sparked ... It was filmed on the island of Maui, Hawaii News Now reported. Officials said “touching turtles is not necessarily breaking ...

It was taken in Paia on the north side of Maui, though Hawaii News Now hasn’t been ... doesn’t wanna be bothered after they eat, sea turtles are in the same boat,” Steiner said.

A Disney star with over seven million Instagram followers sparked outrage after she was spotted “gently” touching a resting sea ... of Maui, Hawaii, before going up to sleeping turtles and ...

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

open image in gallery Disney star China McClain, 26, (pictured) had been attacked by fans online after she was filmed touching protected sea turtles on a Hawaii ... up & move to Maui one of ...

I was not fully aware of the situation until today, and I certainly wasn’t aware of the laws’, the actress told Hawaii wildlife authorities ...