Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

Name: Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Uploaded: 1993-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 58 min
Description: 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."

9.00
January 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."

Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Documentary, History
Release:
January 1993
Production:
Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina
Cast:
Leonelle Anderson Akana, Haunani-Kay Trask, Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, Jon Kamakawiwo'ole 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
Tags:
indigenous, hawaii, pacific island, genocide, colonialism, woman director, imperialism, native hawaiian, pacific islanders

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

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