Hawaiian group demands restoration of the monarchy
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080608/capt.0da717581e6b4cf48583df15b3c23012.crown_lands_book_ny114.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=H1HLnF8y6mrZHIz5Y2nETQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="This image provided by the University of Hawaii Press, shows the cover of the book 'Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawaii?'. A recent book, 'Who Owns the Crown Lands of Hawaii?', argues that nearly 1 million acres of former crown lands of the Hawaiian kingdom should form the land base of a potential Hawaiian 'nation within a nation,' a proposal pending in the U.S. Congress. The text, written by University of Hawaii law professor Jon Van Dyke, traces the history of the Hawaiian crown lands over the last 150 years. (AP Photo/University of Hawaii Press)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_re_us/palace_takeover)AP - Surrounded by royal guards and the occasional tourist, Her Majesty Mahealani Kahau and her government ministers hold court every day in a tent outside the palace of Hawaii's last monarch, passing laws and discussing how to secure reparations for the Native Hawaiian people.</p><br clear="all"/>
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