Film

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

9.0

0h 58m

1993

Synopsis

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

Joan Lander

Trailer

DocumentaryHistory

indigenoushawaiipacific islandgenocidecolonialismwoman directorimperialismnative hawaiianpacific islanders

Cast & Crew

Leonelle Anderson Akana

as 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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