Documentary · History · 1993 · 58 min

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: 9.0
Cast: Leonelle Anderson Akana, Haunani-Kay Trask, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio

Weighted average

9.0/10

TMDB9.0

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."

Directors: Puhipau, Joan Lander