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Two Women Caught On Camera Ruining Sand Sculpture In Hotel Lobby

Two Women Caught On Camera Ruining Sand Sculpture In Hotel Lobby

Hawaiian police are hunting down the two women

Amelia Ward

Amelia Ward

Two women are being looked for by Honolulu police after being caught on CCTV wrecking an elaborate sand sculpture in a hotel lobby.

Footage shows one woman climbing over a barrier and swinging a pillow at the structure while her friend films the incident, which took place in the entrance to the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

The sculpture was vandalised on 12 August at about 11pm, with the woman who is intent on destroying the art then pulling the head off one of the people depicted in the sculpture.

The women, who appear to be in their late 20s or early 30s, are being searched for on the island - with Kohn2 reporting that the pair live there.

Visitors have noticed that leis - Hawaiian garlands - have been placed over the damage.

One man, named as Jim Bruce, said: "I had noticed that they put some leis where the head used to be. I thought that was a decent compromise, but it clearly doesn't look like it should."

Jill Harris, who co-owns Sandsational Sand Sculptures, told the news outlet that her partner Thomas Koet is in Hawaii and is in the process of repairing the sculpture.

The two women are said to be from Hawaii.
Honolulu Police Department

"It's amazing how much effort you know probably went into it and how little it took to destroy it," said Bruce, a visitor.

People on social media are shocked at how thoughtless the girls were.

One person wrote in shock: "Seriously, what is wrong with people?"

Another said: "Unfortunately this is the society we live in. People think randomly doing ignorant, inconsiderate things is funny and cute. We need to go back to shooting people for foolishness."

Someone else, outraged at the act, said: "Well they will be caught for sure. I hope they spend time in jail. This is disgusting. People have no respect for other people, their time, their money, their work."

Another user posted: "It's so sad to destroy a beautiful piece of art like this."

Honolulu Police Department

Honolulu Police are looking for the women and shared videos from the hotel's surveillance cameras.

Hawaii News Now has reported that one of the minors who was captured on surveillance cameras vandalising a large sand sculpture at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel has been identified but not found.

According to reports, she is a Hawaii resident.

Featured Image Credit: Honolulu Police Department

Topics: World News, US News