Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
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1993-01-01 • 0h 58m
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."
- Directors
- Joan Lander, Puhipau
- Writters
- Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Haunani-Kay Trask, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
- Editors
- Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Haunani-Kay Trask, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, Charles Ewart
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Visit website1993-01-01 • 0h 58m
9.0/10 • 1
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."
- Directors
- Joan Lander, Puhipau
- Writters
- Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Haunani-Kay Trask, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
- Editors
- Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Haunani-Kay Trask, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, Charles Ewart
Top Billed Cast
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Leonelle Anderson Akana
Narrator / Lili'uokalani (voice)
Haunani-Kay Trask
Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa
Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
Kanani Kapuniai
Kalani 'Apuakehau
Aaron Anderson
Jeremy Rochford
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- Keywords
- indigenoushawaiipacific islandgenocidecolonialismwoman directorimperialismnative hawaiianpacific islanders