Thank you for the article.  I always enjoy learning more about Hawaiʻi’s history.   Stories like these always generate comments about how to build a Hawaiian Nation in the 21st century, and the racial component that tags along with that effort.  Although I don’t have firm data, I would venture to guess that the majority of residents in the state of Hawaiʻi do not want to live in a Hawaiian Nation that makes policy based on race.  Many of our residents are grateful for the civil rights protections afforded them as US citizens.  Nonetheless, the USA should provide reparations for overthrowing the Hawaiian monarchy and seizing its lands.  What to do?  The only viable option I can think of is for the US Government to acquire Niihau through eminent domain, and then turn it over to the Hawaiian Nation as a place to exist on their own, without US control.  Is this a crazy idea or do you think it has some merit?