Hawaiian Royalty lasts till 2012

At some point around the middle of the 19th century (plus or minus a couple of decades: Maybe worried by what Perry's expedition to open-up Japan says about US expansionism?) the King of Hawaii seeks and receives British protection. The monarchy there is then probably as safe as that of OTL Tonga, which chose that option and has made it through to the present day...
 
Have more ambitious, but less domestically power-hungry monarchs between 1860ish and 1890ish who accept the so-called bayonet constitution, or secure its avoidance, and look to devising naval power and control of Polynesia as a means of asserting greater control in state affairs.
 
The most interesting POD I've heard recently has to do with a combination, of sorts, of the Kamehameha and Kalakaua dynastic lines.

Leleiohoku II, the younger brother of Kalakaua and Liliuokalani, was hanai (adopted) at birth by Princess Ruth Ke'elikolani, a high chieftess descended from Kamehameha. If Leleiohoku had lived beyond 1877 and even beyond 1883, when Ruth died and beyond 1884 when Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop died, he would have inherited all of the lands that formed the Bishop Estate and would have been one of the largest property owners in Hawaii, approximately 9%.

Now, if Leleiohoku outlives his brother in 1891 to become king or dies before that huge landed estate would at least generate a good income that could support the Crown itself, not including those lands that were considered Crown Lands on their own.
 
Post 1900 after the revolution I think is going to be a bit difficult as neither the planters of the republic or the US after annexation are going to be interested in restoring a monarchy in even a figurehead role. The only thing I can think of is if the US signed a treaty with the native hawaiians that gave them some sort of status similar to that of the native American tribes on the mainland. An important question though is does Hawaii still have to be associated with the US, or even a unitary state - different islands being controlled by different countries? The easiest solution is that Hawaii becomes a protected state or protectirate of the US with an agreement giving them basing rights for the military, possibly like Guantanamo Bay, and most favoured nation status with regards to trade.
 
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