Isaac Harp is a good example of ethnic Hawaiian activists who have a hidden agenda for supporting expansion of the Papahanaumokuakea monument.  For decades Harp has said Hawaii is not rightfully part of the U.S., and he viciously attacks anyone who disagrees with his secessionist views.  He brags about not paying income tax to the American invaders and occupiers.  So why support federal expansion of federal monument?  1. Federal/Hawaii rules say ethnic Hawaiians get special rights there which no other races can have.  2. When a Hawaiian tribe gets federal recognition the whole monument will be handed over to the tribe.  3. When the world court declares Hawaii is an independent nation, the monument will be part of it.

Why special racial rights today?  Because natives worshipped  there centuries ago?  But Caucasian and Japanese bones are also on the ocean floor there (World War 2).  So by that logic it's a sacred place for me and my Japanese friends too.  See
http://tinyurl.com/j4o2cdj