The history of the Hawaiian Islands is as tragic as it is unknown. Taking the events of January 1983, when armed forces staged a coup against the Hawaiian Kingdom, paving the way for annexation and later statehood by the United States, as their base, director Joan Lander and Puhipau (working as Maka o ka ‘Āina – “the eyes of the land”), present this troubled history in all its glory.
“Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
After an introduction dedicated to activism against the forced annexation, by a number of locals who are enraged with the way the US government treated them, the documentary begins the history of Hawaii, from the rather unlucky moment in 1778, when the first English explorers, headed by James Cook, reached the island. The area enjoyed a prosperous life, in perfect harmony with nature and sea, and with...
“Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
After an introduction dedicated to activism against the forced annexation, by a number of locals who are enraged with the way the US government treated them, the documentary begins the history of Hawaii, from the rather unlucky moment in 1778, when the first English explorers, headed by James Cook, reached the island. The area enjoyed a prosperous life, in perfect harmony with nature and sea, and with...
- 4/24/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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