Shylo Kaena Akuna bugged the seal in April 2016 at Kauai's Salt Pond Beach Park, a prosecutor said. KHON-TV revealed beforehand that spectators recorded video demonstrating a man swimming into the water, swinging at the jeopardized creature and conceivably tossing sand at it. 

This photograph gave by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety indicates Shylo Kaena Akuna. A judge condemned Akuna, a Hawaii man, Wednesday to four years in jail for bugging a pregnant Hawaiian friar seal a year ago. 

This photograph gave by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety indicates Shylo Kaena Akuna. A judge condemned Akuna, a Hawaii man, Wednesday to four years in jail for bugging a pregnant Hawaiian friar seal a year ago. (HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY/VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)