WASHINGTON Native Hawaiians are in Washington this weekend toprotest the U.S. invasion of the islands and the overthrow of theHawaiian monarchy in 1893.
That action, said Butch Kekahu, founder of the Aloha March,caused the downfall of a culture. "We're still hurting after 105years," he said.
The Hawaiians, with their march from the Capitol to the WhiteHouse and 24-hour prayer vigil, marked the 100th anniversary of theannexation of the Hawaiian Islands by the United States. Hawaiibecame a U.S. territory in 1900.
For the marchers, it also was a turning point in the Hawaiiansovereignty movement as they seek to make their campaign an issue ofnational …
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