Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
1993•58m•9.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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."
Director
Puhipau
Writer
Haunani-Kay Trask, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
Studio
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina
Cast
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
Warren Smith
Kaipo Miller
Greg Koob
Steven Helela
Hugo Buehring
Tenny Hernandez
Production
Company
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina
Producer
Puhipau
Producer
Joan Lander
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