Google maps API v3 - Gray out or remove states?

Question

Is it possible to either gray out, or even better remove all together, states I do not want to see from the map? Not able to find any clear answers on this when searching. I am

Answer 1

Are you looking for something like this (v2) example by Marcelo?

Here is a v3 example using FusionTables

You can also do the same thing with KmlLayers