I thought our forebears had settled the secession issue. A few people in Hawaii have other notions:

HONOLULU (AP) — Native Hawaiian sovereignty advocates briefly chained shut the gates of a historic palace, saying they were reclaiming land of the Hawaiian monarchy that was stolen during the overthrow of the kingdom more than 100 years ago.
Unarmed security guards from the Hawaiian Kingdom Government group allowed only Native Hawaiians, students and the media to enter the Iolani Palace on Wednesday. Tourists, employees and the general public were kept out for hours until the conflict was peacefully resolved and the palace grounds reopened.
Hawaiian activists have long used the palace as the site for protests of what they call the United States’ occupation of the islands, but never before had they physically taken control.
“This is our seat of government and always will be,” said Mahealani Kahau, who was elected “head of state” of the group seven years ago. “As long as we have breath to speak, we’ll be here.