When the US refused to annex Hawaii, and instead demanded the reinstitution of the Queen, the sugar industry simply declared Hawaii a Republic, with Sanford B. Dole its president.
The US refused to annex Hawaii.
Turning east from Beziers on the N112 and after 13 km (8 miles) briefly onto the D912, your next stop is the ancient port of Agde, founded by the Greeks more than 25 centuries ago.