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Hawaiians Protest Statehood; Vow to Take Over

Monarchists blockade royal palace

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted May 1, 2008 4:12 AM CDT

(Newser) – A group of native Hawaiian activists seized the grounds of the state's old royal palace in Honolulu yesterday and vowed to take over, CNN reports. They locked the gates and announced they would rule the government from there. The group, one of several which rejects...   Read full story »

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