Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

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1993•58 min•DocumentaryHistory
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Leonelle Anderson Akana
Narrator / Lili'uokalani (voice)
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Haunani-Kay Trask
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Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa
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Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
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Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
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Kanani Kapuniai
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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