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


9.0|1 Jan, 1993|58 min
Released
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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Keywords
indigenous
hawaii
pacific island
genocide
colonialism
woman director
imperialism
native hawaiian
pacific islanders

Casts

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
Jareus Sylva

Crews

Neil Izumi
Animation
Irene Nelson
Costumer
Haunani-Kay Trask
Writer
Peter Medeiros
Music
Ed Kaiwi
Music
Peter Moon
Music
Charles Lukela
Sound Recordist
Puhipau
Director of Photography
Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa
Writer
Jon Kamakawiwo'ole Osorio
Writer
Joan Lander
Editor
John Mathew Kelly
Props
Charles Ewart
Editor
Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
Writer
Pierre Grill
Sound Recordist
Calvin Hoe
Props
R. Ipo Nihipali
Costumer
Joan Lander
Director of Photography
Puhipau
Director
Puhipau
Producer
Joan Lander
Producer
Joan Lander
Director

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