Honeymooners, tourists & 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 Lili`uokalani --



faced financial ruin thanks to colonial business interests & the U.S. government, which rescinded Hawai`i's preferential sugar market position. "The American Experience" recounts the events & intrigues that resulted in the monarch's ouster...at gunpoint.



Rated NR 1 hour 1997

5 stars. Heart-wrenching and painful to watch at times. It's awful to see what white rich American Missionary grandchildren did to the Hawaiians and their beautiful nation.