There is a difference that apparently eludes you. None of the Kingdoms prior to the unification were recognized globally. Our unified nation set itself apart with that fact alone, which is the origination of our national sovereignty. It is our national sovereignty that continues to exist to this day that has created every opportunity in Hawai'i, not the US forced occupation. The US has been misrepresenting itself as the true owner of that sovereignty, and I for one will not accept a lie as truth just because it is the status quo.