Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
MovieTitle | Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation |
User score | 9 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1993 |
Genre | Documentary, History |
Director | Puhipau , Joan Lander |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina |
Run time | 58 min. |
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."