Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
58 mins
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."
Leonelle Anderson Akana
Narrator / Lili'uokalani (voice)
Haunani-Kay Trask
Writer
Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa
Writer
Richard Kekuni Blaisdell
Writer
Peter Moon
Music
Ed Kaiwi
Music
Peter Medeiros
Music
Joan Lander
Editor
Charles Ewart
Editor
Pierre Grill
Sound Recordist
Charles Lukela
Sound Recordist
Neil Izumi
Animation
R. Ipo Nihipali
Costumer
Irene Nelson
Costumer
John Mathew Kelly
Props
Calvin Hoe
Props
Puhipau
Director of Photography
Joan Lander
Director of Photography
Puhipau
Director
Joan Lander
Director
Puhipau
Producer
Joan Lander
Producer