Monarchists "Reinstall" King Of Hawaii

No, it's not Obama; he was unable to provide an authentic birth certificate proving that he was actually born in Hawaii

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By Neil Welton (Leader, Monarchy Wales)

In dramatic scenes tourists have been turned away from the Iolani Royal Palace in Honolulu after "a brief occupation" by monarchists who also "officially reinstalled" the islands' King back on the throne. The takeover began last Friday and lasted around two hours before State Police entered to bring it all to an end. A group identifying its leader as King Akahi Nui claimed responsibility for the Palace's occupation. They also distributed "an occupation public information bulletin" which read: "His Majesty Akahi Nui, The King of Hawaii, has now reoccupied the throne of Hawaii. The Kingdom of Hawaii is now re-enacted." The group reiterated the fact King Nui was officially "crowned" King in 1998 and this could not be denied. In chaotic scenes, when the protest began, Kippen de Alba Chu, Executive Director of The Friends of The Iolani Palace, announced: "They have got a King and the King wants to sit on His throne."

Iolani Royal Palace was built for King Kalakaua, who then passed the throne to Queen Liliuokalani, the islands' last ruling Monarch. She was imprisoned in the Palace after the Monarchy was overthrown in 1893, in a move that was supported by the United States Government. Hawaii then formally became the 50th American state on this very day (August 21st) in 1959. The overthrow of The Kingdom of Hawaii and the subsequent annexation of Hawaii has recently been cited as the first major instance of American imperialism in a book by Stephen Kinzer (New York Times correspondent).

Since that time the Palace, built in 1882, has become very symbolic for a variety of political protests on the islands by those who insist that Hawaii should "secede from the United States and become a Kingdom again". To learn more about Hawaii, King Akahi Nui and the campaign just click here, here and here. However, there are those who question whether King Akahi Nui is, or should be, The King of Hawaii. For more from their viewpoint just click here and here. Just to add - in an announcement late last Friday, State Police officials said that twenty-two monarchists had been arrested in total, and fourteen had then been charged with "trespassing" in The Royal Palace.