They are only the first in what will be the fragmenting of Hawaii, the US, and all existing political boundaries everywhere in the world. Japan is a dangerously racist nation. And so, it turns out, is Europe. In my opinion, neither ethnicity nor gender are acceptable bases for personal or political identity. They are quite appropriate interim political tactics, but they are completely unacceptable ultimate goals.
Personal identity can no longer come from the past or from outside.
It can only come from the future, and within each person uniquely. It is what we are, and, far more importantly, what we can, or feel we should, or want to become. Establishing pride in one's ethnicity and overthrowing patriarchy may be necessary in order for some people to establish a satisfactory personal identity within an equitable and just social environment. But we are spending far, far too much time on inventing the past, and far too little on creating the future. And of course, everyone wastes even more precious energy trying to hold on to the pathologies and the inequities of the present.