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

  • NR
  • 01/01/1993 (US)
  • Documentary, History
  • 58m

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."

Haunani-Kay Trask

Writer

Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa

Writer

Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio

Writer

Richard Kekuni Blaisdell

Writer

Puhipau

Director

Joan Lander

Director

Cast

Leonelle Anderson Akana's headshot

Leonelle Anderson Akana

Narrator / Lili'uokalani (voice)
Haunani-Kay Trask's headshot

Haunani-Kay Trask

Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa's headshot

Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa

Richard Kekuni Blaisdell's headshot

Richard Kekuni Blaisdell

Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio's headshot

Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio

Kanani Kapuniai's headshot

Kanani Kapuniai

Kalani 'Apuakehau's headshot

Kalani 'Apuakehau

Aaron Anderson's headshot

Aaron Anderson

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