Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation (1993)

• 82%
• 1993
• Documentary
• History
• Puhipau
• Leonelle Anderson Akana
• Haunani-Kay Trask
• Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa

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.