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by Queen Liliuokalani -- faced financial ruin thanks to colonial business interests and the U.S. government, which rescinded Hawaii's preferential sugar market position.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.

Anna Deavere Smith
Self - Narrator

The French Revolution
The French Revolution

Hawaii
Hawaii

Decoding Ancestral Knowledge
Decoding Ancestral Knowledge

Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii
Lava Land - Glowing Hawaii

Enemy Within
Enemy Within

Kumu Hina
Kumu Hina

Mink!
Mink!

Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Riding Giants
Riding Giants

The Queen
The Queen

The Four of Moana
The Four of Moana

Monarch
Monarch