[Those who are vigorously opposed to the bill] do not consider themselves "American" and continue to insist upon being recognized as subjects of the Kingdom. As one man put it to me, when I asked him about his livelihood, "I work for the Queen." In other words, he has devoted the rest of his life to the restoration of his country. He is not alone.

It is easy for people from the mainland to ignore or dismiss the history of Hawai'i, yet the illegal occupation of Hawai'i continues to have a huge detrimental effect on the people, the environment and the culture. The struggle for Hawaiian independence is a long standing, bitterly fought cause which deserves wider recognition and support from the rest of the world. Free Hawai'i, now.