YOU'RE WATCHING THE ONLY
7:00
P.M. LIVE LOCAL NEWSCAST IN
HAWAII.
ANCHOR: SECURITY VIDEO OF A
TEENAGER VANDALIZING A SCULPTURE
AT A HOTEL ANGERED THOUSANDS.
THE ARTIST FLEW IN FROM FLORIDA
TO FIX THE MASTERPIECE.
NEGATION FIELD HAS AN UPDATE.
NIKKI: THE GIRLS WERE SEEN IN
THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO ON
MONDAY NIGHT.
CRIME STOPPERS SHARED THE VIDEO
ON FACEBOOK YESTERDAY AND IT
QUICKLY WENT VIRAL.
IN A COUPLE HOURS, WE STARTED
GETTING A BUNCH OF TIPS, GIVING
POSSIBLE SUSPECT NAMES.
NIKKI: POLICE IDENTIFYING THE
GIRLS AS TEENAGERS.
I'M SURE AT THE TIME, THESE
JUVENILES THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY,
NOT REALIZING HOW MUCH DAMAGE IT
WOULD COST AND ESSENTIALLY THE
LONG-TERM EFFECTS ON THE
REPUTATION.
NIKKI: THE GIRLS HAVEN'T BEEN
ARRESTED YET, BUT POLICE ARE
WORKING WITH THE HOTEL AND
FAMILY.
THE CASE INITIALLY CLASSIFIED
AS
PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE SECOND
DEGREE.
OVER $1500 IN DAMAGES.
NIKKI: THE ARTIST FLEW IN ON
THURSDAY.
HE PUT THE FINANCIAL -- FINAL
TOUCHES THIS AFTERNOON.
WHEN IT'S DRY, IT WILL STAY
TOGETHER LIKE THIS.
THIS IS THE FIRST SCULPTURE
WE HAD, SO WE ARE SO PROUD OF IT
BECAUSE IT SPEAKS TO THAT RICH
SENSE OF CULTURE.
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO
IMPORTANT TO US.
NIKKI: THE SCULPTURE
REPRESENTING MAKAHIKI SEASON.
WITH WHAT HAPPENED, DIFFICULT
TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND WHY
SOMEONE WOULD DO THIS.
WE WELCOME HER BACK, BUT WHAT
SHE NEEDS TO DO IS TO WORK WITH
US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
HISTORY AND DEEP SENSE OF WHO WE
ARE.
NIKKI: THE SCULPTOR TELLS ME
HE'S BEEN DOING THIS WORK
WORLDWIDE FOR TWO DECADES.
HOWEVER, HE TOLD ME THIS IS THE
