There are some false statements here! Truth is Russia, USA, England and France were all here at the same time with treaties.  1959 was not a legal vote, it did not have the 4 required elements and it also had income and land ownership qualifications not to mention you had to be an American. Land ownership:  the King divided the land with qualifications on every title that the Kanaka Maoli had rights.  The words were even on deeds in my lifetime.  And have you noticed your deed says 'warrantee deed' because it has to be warranted by SoH   Most titles in Hawai'i are clouded, many even broken and cannot be traced back to the Great Mahele.   Western ideas, yes they are imposed.  It is very evident that there is no longer the ahupua'a system and that system was the basis of all civilization here giving everyone access to the bounty of the land from the mountain to the sea.  History has been distorted to benefit the occupier, but truth is coming out.  The Hawaiian Kingdom still exists!