More than 30 people are under investigation after a video appears to show them chasing a pod of dolphins in Hawaii …
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00:00These 33 swimmers were caught aggressively pursuing, corralling, and harassing a pod of dolphins in Hawaii.
00:06And now, they're being investigated by both federal authorities and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.
00:13In Hawaii, it is prohibited to swim within 50 yards of spinner dolphins,
00:17and doing so is punishable by fines up to $11,000 or up to one year in prison.
00:22DLNR officials say the group of swimmers were spotted during a routine patrol
00:27and were alerted of their violation when they were still in the water.
00:30Back on land, they were greeted by uniformed officers,
00:33though it's unclear what punishment, if any, the group received.