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."
Cast: Leonelle Anderson Akana · Haunani-Kay Trask · Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa · Richard Kekuni Blaisdell · Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
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Original Title
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Original Language
English
Production Country
United States
Release Date
01/01/1993
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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
1993·58 min
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."
Cast: Leonelle Anderson Akana · Haunani-Kay Trask · Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa · Richard Kekuni Blaisdell · Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio