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The Battle of Kepaniwai ("Battle of the Dammed Waters of ʻĪao" or Kaʻuwaʻupali, "Battle of the Clawed Cliffs") was fought in 1790 between the islands of Hawaiʻi and Maui. The forces of Hawaiʻi were led by Kamehameha I, while the forces of Maui were led by Kalanikūpule. It is known as one of the most bitter battles fought in Hawaiian history.
Designated. 1972. ʻĪao Valley ( Hawaiian: ʻĪao: "cloud supreme", pronounced similar to "EE-yow") is a lush, stream-cut valley in West Maui, Hawaii, located 3.1 miles (5 km) west of Wailuku. Because of its natural environment and history, it has become a tourist location. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972.
Keōpuolani was born around 1778 at an area known as Pahoehoe of Pāpōhaku, near present-day Wailuku, on the island of Maui. [4] She was known as Kalanikauikaʻalaneo in her early childhood. [4] : 11 Her name means "Gathering of the Clouds of Heaven". Her father was Kīwalaʻō, King of Hawaiʻi island. He was the son of King Kalaniʻōpuʻu ...
Russian Construction Of Fortresses On Kauai (1815-17) Kamehameha forces Russians out of Kauai and abandon fortresses. Battle of Kuamoʻo (1819) Kekuaokalani, nephew of Kamehameha I, killed during his rebellion against Liholiho. Humehume rebellion (1824) Son of Kaumualiʻi failed to take back Kauaʻi island.
Maui (center right, with Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe to its left) as seen from the International Space Station [ 2] Maui ( / ˈmaʊi /; Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwwi]) [ 3] is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km 2 ). It is the 17th-largest in the United States. [ 4]
Battle of Nuʻuanu. The Battle of Nuʻuanu ( Hawaiian: Kalelekaʻanae; literally the leaping mullet), fought in May 1795 on the southern part of the island of Oʻahu, was a key battle in the final days of King Kamehameha I's wars to conquer the Hawaiian Islands. It is known in the Hawaiian language as Kalelekaʻanae, which means "the leaping ...
From that time until conquest Maui was ruled by a single joint royal family (Hawaiian: aliʻi). Piʻilani and his successors were known for the peace and prosperity that followed. They constructed a highway that circled the island along its coast; remnants of which still exist. They also built the island's and Hawaii's largest temple enclosure.
The Hawaiian Islands ( Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll. Formerly called the Sandwich Islands[ a] by Europeans ...