Hawaiian Independence Day 1843

The Kingdom of Hawaii is officially recognized by the United Kingdom and France as an independent nation. They would "consider the Sandwich Islands as an independent state, and never to take possession, neither directly nor under the title of protectorate, nor under any other form, of any part of the territory of which they are composed." Note how the U.S. didn’t join in on that statement.

http://www.hawaiian-roots.com/hawaiihistory.htm
http://www.hawaiianhistory.org/
http://www.hawaiihistory.com/index.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hawaii
http://www.thisweek.com/goodies/facts/history.html