to protect the group's image. This declaration severely damaged the NAAWP, with many of its extremist members believing that Allen had become too weak. Reno Wolfe Allen was ousted as national president by 1998, with leadership being assumed by Reno Wolfe. Wolfe is the last known leader of the organization, however, it is currently unknown whether or not this is still accurate, due to no official statement being made regarding continued involvement as the group has seemingly become inactive. He relocated the headquarters from New Orleans to Florida, where Wolfe resides, and began to entirely distance the NAAWP from David Duke in an attempt to rebrand the organization. Wolfe rejects the idea that the NAAWP is a white supremacist group, instead stating that they are an equal rights advocate group that supports equality as it was envisioned in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Organization Historical chapters From 1979 until 1999, the organization existed in state and regional chapters with representative leaders. Following Allen's tenure as national president, the group reportedly shrank from 79 chapters in 1997 to just 13 by the end of 1999. This number grew to 52 chapters by the end of 2000, under Wolfe's new leadership, including chapters in Canada and South Africa. State and regional chapters advocated issues specific to them. Ronald Edmiston, the director of the NAAWP's Hawaii chapter, took the NAAWP's beliefs and applied them to a Hawaiian context, criticizing hate-crime laws as a reflection of Hawaii's liberal politics. He also supported Hawaiian sovereignty, due to his right wing political beliefs. Current presence Much of the NAAWP's activities, like other white supremacist organizations, have been shifted online. The internet has provided a means for the NAAWP to expand its influence and attract more members. This is leading to decentralization within the organization, but also a wider dispersion of their influence - the NAAWP previously maintained their own website and magazine, which was publicly available online. Supremacist groups thrive online due to the veil of anonymity and ability to form communities with like-minded people, sharing information and propaganda unfit for mainstream media. Due to this, it is difficult to predict the growth or decline of the NAAWP. Their previous web domain, www.naawp.com, is now inactive, meaning that the group has either lost relevance or moved to more private forums. With the resurgence in white supremacist movements, it may be the case that the organization still