Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
1993-01-01
58 mins
The Plot
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 and Crew
Leonelle Anderson Akana
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
Kaipo Miller
Greg Koob
Steven Helela
Hugo Buehring
Tenny Hernandez
Peter Toth
Jason Fleming
Ray Baker
Michael F. Quinlan
William Quinlan
Shawn Wake
Norm Nichols
R. Kunani Nihipali
Eric Nunies
Aaron Sala
Glenn Agunat
Arthur Betts