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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation (1993)

Directed by Puhipau, Joan Lander

Overview

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.”

Length 58 minutes

Actors

Leonelle Anderson Akana | Haunani-Kay Trask | Lilikala Kame’eleihiwa | Richard Kekuni Blaisdell | Jonathan Kamakawiwoole Osorio | Kanani Kapuniai | Kalani Apuakehau | Aaron Anderson | Jeremy Rochford | Warren Smith | Kaipo Miller | Greg Koob | Steven Helela | Hugo Buehring | Tenny Hernandez | Peter Toth | Jason Fleming | Ray Baker | Michael F. Quinlan | William Quinlan | Shawn Wake | Norm Nichols | R. Kunani Nihipali | Eric Nunies | Aaron Sala | Glenn Agunat | Arthur Betts | Jareus Sylva