Hawaii and the S word

I was corrected a few months back by a Hawaiian nationalist who informed me that secession was the wrong word to apply to Hawaii. However reading this document from 2003 it was apparently used then.

Is the document below correct? Someone please post corrections if this is not.

"The Kingdom of Hawaii Nou Ke Akua Ke Aupuni O Hawaii
Announces Secession From the United States of America
Declaration of Independence - Kanaka eleu, Imua!

The Kanaka Maolis, Hawaiis stout-hearted, honorable indigenous people, have never recognized the jurisdiction of the United States over our lives, lands, seas, customs, and our fortunes. Many Kanaka Maolis have been destroyed attempting to free themselves from the cruelty and the injustices of an American government that cares nothing for the rights of the indigenous people of Hawaii, but only for the richness of the lands and seas and Hawaiis strategic military potential. Many Kanaka Maolis have been molested, raped, beaten, imprisoned, and murdered in the furtherance of American imperialism. Yet we live.

We, as with the many Peoples of Oceania with whom we share a common heritage, feel it is eminently indisputable, based upon all evidences extant, that the unlawful overthrow of the kingdom of Hawaii and the forcing of the Kanaka Maolis into servitude cannot be denied.

Historical records, particularly those concerning biography and genealogy, document a general consensus affirming Hawaiis independence. Tradition, history, literary analysis, and, above all of these, the test of prayerful research and truth-seeking investigation unite to demonstrate the authenticity of the facts proving that the kingdom of Hawaii was destroyed by the United States government.
The culture of the United States is inimical to our ancestral traditions and customs. For nearly 2,000 years we determined our lives under the laws of our kingdom and by the sanctity of our lands, but the United States imposed its will on us through deceit, fraud, theft, conspiracy, and military force.

We, the indigenous peoples of Hawaii, emphatically reject incorporation into the United States of America, and hereby announce secession. We do this with clarity of mind, good conscience, and a determined will. We are ready to sacrifice our worldly assets and our very lives to see the kingdom of Hawaii restored. So say we all.

May Almighty Gods will be done. Aeia Ke Akua Mano Loa Kauoha hana, hooko."