Honeymooners, tourists and surfers flock to Hawaiian shores every year, but life wasn't always serene in the tropical paradise. In the 1890s, the islands -- ruled by Queen Liliuokalani -- faced financial ruin thanks to colonial business interests and the U.S. government, which rescinded Hawaii's preferential sugar market position. "The American Experience" recounts the events and intrigues that resulted in the monarch's ouster ... at gunpoint.

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• Release27 January 1997
• Genre
  Documentary / History
• Duration0h 52m
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  7.0
  1 reviews
• Productions

  GBH, Ducat Segal Productions Inc.