In the West, we live on stolen land. The degradation and genocide of Indigenous Americans on the mainland is widely known. Yet, the settlement of the Hawaiian Islands is much less examined. Now, in Apple TV+‘s sweeping 18th-century war epic “Chief of War,” Jason Momoa and Thomas Pa’a Sibbett showcase the unification and colonization of Hawai’i, a nearly 30-year-long enterprise whose ramifications are still widely felt today. Stunning, historical and with acute attention to detail, this series is about the greed of men, a crushing power obsession and the brutality of war.
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