Documentary ·History · United States of America · 1993 · 58m

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation poster
Director
Joan LanderPuhipau
Cast
Leonelle Anderson Akana as Narrator / Lili'uokalani (voice) Haunani-Kay Trask as Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa as Richard Kekuni Blaisdell as Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio as Kanani Kapuniai as
Crew
Puhipau — Director of Photography Joan Lander — Director of Photography Joan Lander — Editor Charles Ewart — Editor Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa — Writer Richard Kekuni Blaisdell — Writer
Synopsis

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."

Mood & Themes
indigenoushawaiipacific islandgenocidecolonialismwoman directorimperialismnative hawaiianpacific islanders
Key Collaborators
Joan Lander Director Puhipau Director Puhipau Director of Photography Joan Lander Director of Photography Joan Lander Editor Charles Ewart Editor Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa Writer Richard Kekuni Blaisdell Writer Haunani-Kay Trask Writer Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio Writer Puhipau Producer Joan Lander Producer
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