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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

9/10 1993 4K 58 min
Documentary • History

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."

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Top Cast
Leonelle Anderson Akana
Leonelle Anderson Akana
Narrator / Lili'uokalani (voice)
Haunani-Kay Trask
Haunani-Kay Trask
Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa
Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa
Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
Kanani Kapuniai
Kanani Kapuniai
Kalani 'Apuakehau
Kalani 'Apuakehau
Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson
Jeremy Rochford
Jeremy Rochford
Warren Smith
Warren Smith