Dolphin Dave News Today

In our recent Big Island 30-second poll, we asked: What would you do if you see people swimming/snorkeling too close to whales or dolphins? We got 1,070 votes. What response came out on top?

A Maui man accused of harassing an adolescent humpback whale and a pod of dolphins in March in Kealakekua Bay on Hawaiʻi Island pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Kona District Court and has requested a trial.

This week, “Dolphin Dave” will appear in Kona District Court this week for a hearing regarding a criminal citation for harassing wildlife.

“All I want to do, honestly, is to make travelers accountable and have the capacity to help pay for the impact that they have," one Hawaii lawmaker said.

Authorities used a drone to help gather video and photographic evidence and to publicize an enforcement action that made state and national news.

Hawaiian authorities are investigating 33 people after a group of swimmers appeared to be aggressively pursuing, corralling and harassing a pod of wild dolphins in waters off the Big Island.

More than 30 swimmers have been accused of harassing dolphins in Honaunau Bay off the island of Hawaii on Sunday.

Authorities in Hawaii accused 33 swimmers of harassment after they reportedly pursued a pod of dolphins March 26.

Harassing marine mammals is a violation of the federal Marine Mammal Act, and could result in up to $11,000 in fines and/or a year in prison.

Donald Matthew Santacroce, 65, really wants to go to federal prison. To that end, on March 6, he entered a Wells Fargo bank branch in Salt Lake City and ha...