Whilst your Hawaiian Royal Family reigns on, as do your tribal chiefs and a brace of born-to-rule establishment families and naughtier Mafia “godfathers” and drug “lords”.
We are happy to have beer and BBQs at the beach on our national day, 26 Jan, celebrating the landing of Captain then Governor Arthur Phillip and his First Fleet in Sydney Cove. But of course we have BBQs and beer every other day too.
I happily celebrated your 4th of July in San Francisco in 1976 so I know the spirit is strong.