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lowerclassbrat discovered 2 months ago- hawaii separatist group, the hawaiian kingdom government, occupies the grounds of iolani palace for eight hours. the honolulu advertiser: a hawaiian sovereignty group occupied the grounds of iolani palace, locked the gates and blocked non-hawaiians from entering for about eight hours yesterday to protest the u.s.-backed overthrow of the hawaiian government more than a century ago. the protest was conducted by the hawaiian kingdom government, one of several groups that claim to be the successor government of hawaii. no arrests were made yesterday and the protest ended peacefully with the group removing the locks it had placed on the gates at around 5:30 a.m. a number of symbolic protests have been staged on the palace grounds to draw attention to native hawaiian issues, but yesterday's action went further than most by actually locking the gates to the palace grounds and shutting down the former residence of hawaiian royalty. honolulu police department chief boisse correa arrived on the property at around noon. correa sat cross-legged on the grass and spoke with mahealani kahau, leader of the group, for about 10 minutes and left. kahau said correa told her that because palace grounds are under the jurisdiction of the state, h.p.d. is not required to take any action against the group. the palace was shut down to business for the day and roughly 35 employees sent home except for two security officers. the state archives office also was closed to the public for the day and about 10 employees sent home. kahau and other leaders of the group began meeting with state officials earlier this week. kippen de alba chu, executive director of friends of iolani palace, said he and d.l.n.r. officials were given papers from the hawaiian kingdom government on monday "claiming that they are the legitimate government and not subject to state law." "this is the seat of government; we're not going to go away," kahau said. "the hawaiian kingdom government has resumed its lawful status as the functioning government." between 50 and 70 people claiming to be part of the hawaiian kingdom government arrived at the palace grounds at about 5:30 a.m. yesterday and began locking each of the roughly eight entrances. they also placed signs stating, "warning! no trespassing; this is private property" on the famous wrought-iron gates surrounding the palace. group security guards stationed at the gates allowed in people with hawaiian blood and members of the news media. non-Hawaiians were told they would be allowed entry only if they "registered" with the government. the group did not enter the palace itself, where two iolani palace personnel stayed in place throughout the day. at about 2 p.m., d.l.n.r. law enforcement chief gary moniz met briefly with kahau. shortly thereafter, the gates to the grounds were reopened. kahau said the members of her group were unarmed and that they neither intended to occupy the palace itself or get themselves arrested. the hawaiian kingdom government is one of the lesser known groups that claim to be the legitimate representatives of native hawaiians. the group does not recognize u.s. or hawaii state authority. other sovereignty groups include the reinstated hawaiian government headed by henry noa, and the independent and sovereign national state of hawaii (nation of hawaii) headed by dennis puuhonua "bumpy" kanahele. the group received several calls of support from the leaders of other sovereignty organizations yesterday, kahau said, including kanahele and noa. several members of hui pu, a loose-knit group of sovereignty organizations, came to the palace to show support. andre perez, a hui pu member, said "all hawaiians seeking self-determination and self-governance should support these kinds of actions."
