HONOLULU - A Hawaii man alleging that he was beaten and falsely arrested by Honolulu Police for chanting next to a seal that he believed to be injured filed a lawsuit last week.Jamie Kalani Rice says he was at Nanakuli beach in Honolulu at around noon on Sept. 10, 2014, when he saw an endangered Hawaiian monk seal lying by the shore.He sat about three feet away from it and rubbed sand between his hands "as he spoke and chanted to the seal," he says in his Dec. 29 federal complaint against the City and County of Honolulu, its police Officer Ming Wang and Police Chief Louis Kealoha.Rice alleged that he was only trying to help the seal by sharing his mana or energy with it when National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration volunteers, who shot the video, called police and told them he was "sitting next to the seal and possibly was harassing the seal," Rice said in his complaint.Officer Wang is seen approaching Rice and speaking with him before drawing a baton. Rice then begins to walk away as Officer Wang follows, before Wang allegedly sprays Rice with pepper spray and strikes him repeatedly with the baton. He also appears to kick Rice once after Rice falls to the ground.Rice suffered broken bones in his right hand. He claimed that the beating was unjustified and that he did not offer any resistance. The Honolulu Police Department said that it had investigated Officer Wang's actions but did not release any details about its findings. He remains on patrol in a different part of the city.Note: Video has been cut from its original 10 minute, 51 second length to the point where Rice is approached by Officer Wang. The omitted parts show Rice kneeling near the seal and chanting for several minutes.