Hawaiians have re-established their position in public by becoming outspoken members in political and social arenas. The Hawaiian language is being taught now to more students than at any time in the last 200 years. Hawaiian art, dance, and family values have become extremely popular, even among those who do not have Hawaiian blood. It can be said that the nearly extinct Hawaiian people are being reborn, maybe not in numbers, but surely in spirit. One-hundred years of U.S. control has definitely affected the Hawaiian islands, and there is more invested interest in the state than ever before.
Many questions remain.
The history of the world contains many entries of unjust and unfair treatment of native peoples, and Hawai'i is an excellent example. Perhaps one day it will also become an example of what can happen when these native people demand the right to self-determination and are successful.