United States Occupied Territory Hawaii

More than 10,000 native Hawaiians converged on Honolulu's Iolani Palace on Sunday in a solemn protest march marking the 100th anniversary of the U.S.-backed overthrow of the islands' last reigning monarch, Queen Liliuokalani. Smaller ceremonies were under way throughout the Pacific island chain in a sign of growing support for local autonomy and even outright secession from the United States. Under orders of Gov.

More than 10,000 native Hawaiians converged on Honolulu's Iolani Palace on Sunday in a solemn protest march marking the 100th anniversary of the U.S.-backed overthrow of the islands' last reigning monarch, Queen Liliuokalani. Smaller ceremonies were under way throughout the Pacific island chain in a sign of growing support for local autonomy and even outright secession from the United States. Under orders of Gov.

Most Americans who come here probably know when Pearl Harbor was bombed--or can find out with the flick of a travel brochure. But how many tan-obsessed tourists--groggily extruding themselves from narrow seats in crammed jumbo jets for respites in paradise--know that the last monarch of the sovereign Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown by a group of U.S. sugar planters and businessmen backed by 162 United States Marines? Not many, it seems safe to say.

Most Americans who come here probably know when Pearl Harbor was bombed--or can find out with the flick of a travel brochure. But how many tan-obsessed tourists--groggily extruding themselves from narrow seats in crammed jumbo jets for respites in paradise--know that the last monarch of the sovereign Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown by a group of U.S. sugar planters and businessmen backed by 162 United States Marines? Not many, it seems safe to say.