Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Directed by Puhipau, Joan Lander
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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."Read moreLess
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."
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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 & crew
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- Writer
- Haunani-Kay Trask
- Director of Photography
- Puhipau
- Writer
- Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa
- Editor
- Joan Lander
- Editor
- Charles Ewart
- Writer
- Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
- Director of Photography
- Joan Lander
- Director
- Puhipau
- Producer
- Puhipau
- Producer
- Joan Lander
- Director
- Joan Lander