Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation (1993)

Name: Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 90
Cast: Leonelle Anderson Akana, Haunani-Kay Trask, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio

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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

StarringLeonelle Anderson AkanaHaunani-Kay TraskLilikala Kame'eleihiwa

DirectorsPuhipauJoan Lander

WritersHaunani-Kay Trask

NR 58 minJan 1st, 1993History, Documentary

Plot

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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