Reply #4: 1893 was the overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom [View All]

Paul Neves, the alii aimoku or leader of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, a Hawaiian sovereignty group dedicated to preserving the history of native Hawaiian culture, was appalled by the acts of vandalism.

"I can't imagine any sovereignty group I know of would do anything like that," he said.

The message in the graffiti, if any, was lost on Neves. The first date is one of the most significant in Hawaiian history, marking the date of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, but the Naha and Pinao stones have nothing to do with that, Neves said. "I don't know what 2004 has to do with it.

"It's totally inappropriate. Somebody just doesn't know what they're doing," Neves said. "It's a desecration. It's appalling."