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by Queen Liliuokalani -- faced financial ruin thanks to colonial business interests and the U.S. government, which rescinded Hawaii's preferential sugar market position.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.
| Writing | Vivian Ducat | Writer |
| Production | Vivian Ducat | Producer |
| Editing | Susan Fanshel | Editor |
| Production | Nicole K.L.N. Ebeo | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ray Segal | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Brian Keane | Music |
| Production | Ray Segal | Researcher |
| Sound | Richard Patterson | Sound |
| Sound | Glen Marullo | Sound |
| Sound | Robert Verebely | Sound |
| Editing | Aljernon Tunsil | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Mark Gerasimenko | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Wayne De La Roche | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Robert Hanna | Director of Photography |
