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Lost Kingdom

Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure
Apr 24, 2012ALLAN JOHN FLETCHER rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Lost Kingdom is an enjoyable and important book. The warmth and grace of the native Hawaiians have impressed me on my two visits to the Islands. Their openness and lack of guile were no match for hypocritical missionaries and conniving sugar barons. An optimistic note is the fact that the sovereignty movement in Hawaii continues to gain strength. It was heartening to learn of the Akaka Bill (little covered by our media) which, if passed by Hawaii's legislature, would grant the region "nation within a nation" status similar to the authority of American Indian tribes (p. 295).