Film
Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
1993 · 58m · Documentary · History
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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."
Cast
Leonelle Anderson Akana
Narrator / Lili'uokalani (voice)
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
Crew
- PuhipauDirector of Photography · Director · Producer
- Joan LanderEditor · Director of Photography · Producer · Director
- Haunani-Kay TraskWriter
- Lilikala Kame'eleihiwaWriter
- Jon Kamakawiwo'ole OsorioWriter
- Richard Kekuni BlaisdellWriter
- Charles EwartEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1993
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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