Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

Name: Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Director: Puhipau
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 9
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

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Released

Production

Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina

Aired

1993-01-01

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

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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