Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation (1993)
Documentary · History
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 as 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