Hawaiian Kingdom Government Officials Refuse To Back Down At `Iolani PalaceUSA Today - May 15, 2008HONOLULU — Native Hawaiians claiming to be the "seat of government for the Hawaiian Kingdom" vow to indefinitely occupy the grounds of historic Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu, as state officials consider possible penalties against them.About 70 members of the organization known as the Hawaiian Kingdom Government chained the gates of the palace April 30 and barred non-Hawaiians from the palace grounds, a popular tourist attraction.Though the palace quickly was reopened to the public, Hawaiian Kingdom Government members show no signs of leaving.Mahealani Kahau, who calls herself head of state of the Hawaiian Kingdom Government, said the news media have misrepresented the organization as a Hawaiian "sovereignty group" or even "protesters.""We're not protesting against anything," Kahau said. "We're not a sovereignty group. We are the seat of government for the Hawaiian Kingdom. We are here assuming and resuming the Hawaiian seat of government, and we are proceeding as the seat of government."Read The Entire StoryHere
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