Act of War - The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina - Documentary Series
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58m
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." (1993)
Act of War - The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation was one of the first productions funded by the fledgling Independent Television Service in late 1991. The program has aired on over 93 public television stations and screened at 40 film festivals worldwide.
Featuring Hawaiian scholars and historians: Haunani-Kay Trask, Lilikala Kame’eleihiwa, Jonathan Osorio, Richard Kekuni Blaisdell.
Produced and directed by Joan Lander and Puhipau of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina.
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