The actresses were made available because he was able to publish a video of one of them, touch the sea turtle while he is now touching in Hawai'i: Big Island

Two actors and their father/manager contacted the Hawai'i department for agricultural and natural resources on Monday to apologize for creating a social media outbreak by publishing a video of one of the women who touched a sea turtle while the other was recorded on video.

The Instagram post of the actress China McClain – perhaps best for her roles on Disney's “Ant Farm” and the “Black Lightning” of the CW – was decreased on March 3 after the appearance of tens of thousands of reactions and more than 2,000 comments, many of which were to be removed that the video should be removed and an illustration for potential cultural undoubtedly.

Hawai'i governor Josh Green was among them.

“I was not fully aware of the situation to this day, and I was certainly not aware of the law,” the 26-year-old McClain told Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources. “The video was 2 years ago when we visited Hawai'i and I came across it on my phone and decided to post it.”

She has more than 7 million followers on Instagram.

McClain and her actress, sister Sierra known for her roles in the TV series “9-1-1: Lone Star” and “Empire” on Fox as well as in the Netflix original series “Mindhunter” and Tyler Perry 2007 “Daddy's Little Girls” sovereign.

You did not understand the effects of the video.

“They are the people I don't want to hurt. I understand the respect of culture and I understand the pain that goes hand in hand with the fact that their culture does not respect, ”said McClain. “These are never lines that we intentionally exceed so that part of this situation is currently violating us. I adore these beautiful turtles and the people of Hawai'i. We are very sorry. “

“We have an immense respect for the residents of Hawai'i and their intention of protecting their country and their wildlife, and we are planning to take the necessary precautions in the future,” added 30-year-old Sierra McClain.

State and federal authorities who have commissioned marine species such as Hawaiian marine turtles because of the protection were aware of the official day. The State Ministry of State on the phone and sent e -mails to the MCClains, their managers, publicists, record labels and production companies to ask that the contribution will be removed.

“We want people to know that China was not aware of the laws and we appreciate that people and the agencies have reached,” said her father and manager Michael McClain. “All of our family loves and respects Hawai'i and we apologize for accidentally causing this pain.”

Touching turtles does not necessarily violate the law, unless law enforcement authorities determine that the actions are an “attitude”.

If, for example, a person's actions in any way changes a turtle or the behavior of a turtle, there are a variety of state and/or federal laws with which a person could be calculated.

“At the first point, their activity may not be a violation of state or federal rules that protect endangered or endangered species such as turtles, but it ignored safely [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]The US fish and wildlife service and the [Hawai’i Department of Land and Natural Resources]«, Said officials from the State State Ministry.

The public is remembered:

• Keep at least 10 feet away from sea turtles.
• Avoid touching adults and young animals, hunting, feeding or disturbing.
• Avoid blocking your access to or from the ocean.

Since this incident has not been observed or reported directly by anyone, it is difficult for the law enforcement authorities of state or federal protection to determine the intention.

The agencies have been organizing comprehensive public relations work for many years to raise awareness of Hawai'i.

Brian Neilson, administrator of the Department of Country and Natural Resources of the Foreign Ministry of Water Resources, said that this is probably not intended, but this is not a Pono way to interact with Hawaiian wildlife.

“We encourage the exchange of positive behavior on social media to inspire others, appreciate and protect our beautiful surroundings,” said Neilson.