Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

Name: Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Rating: 9.0

Not Rated Documentary History

Starring: Leonelle Anderson Akana, Haunani-Kay Trask, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio

Writer: Haunani-Kay Trask, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell

Release Date:
January 1, 1993

Ratings:
9.0 / 10

Director:
Puhipau & Joan Lander

Companies:
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina

Overview

This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the U.S.S Boston landed at Honolulu in support of a treasonous coup d’état against the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Queen Lili‘uokalani. The event was described by U.S. President Grover Cleveland as an "act of war."

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