Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
- Released on
- Runtime
- 58 mins
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."
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
- 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
Director
- Puhipau
- Joan Lander
Producers
- Puhipau
- Joan Lander
