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More than a century before Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state, the islands played host to a ferocious fight for unification. With the help of actor Jason Momoa , one of the most famous warriors and dignitaries of the time is getting his story told in epic fashion.

Momoa co-created and stars in Chief of War , the nine-episode historical drama debuting today on Apple TV+. The series—spoken fully in Hawaiian language Ōlelo Hawaii —depicts the tribal warfare and political turmoil that enveloped the islands at the end of the 18th century. Hawaii became a unified kingdom in 1810 under King Kamehameha I (played by Kaina Makua), and the U.S. annexed the territory in 1898.

While Apple TV+ describes Chief of War as “based on true events,” allowing Momoa and the p

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