although the us expressed regret about the overthrow of the kingdom, they did not say that the annexation was withdrawn.  so, Nai aupuni's position is wrong, Hawaii was annexed by the us, right or wrong depending on your viewpoint.  there are a lot of instances where the action may not have been  right but it stands.  the only path for complete independence for the extremists is to secede but don't believe the us will concur with this and the consequences to them must be worst than if they agreed to the DOI's proposal.  I don't believe legally  the people of only Hawaiian ancestry can successfully secede, all of the current citizens must agree, or at least a significant majority, and this will not likely to happen.----