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334: 522: 22: 410:. An army consisting of around twelve hundred skilled warriors led by Kamehameha and Kekuhaupiʻo, advanced on Kahekili's son Kalanikūpule and other Maui chiefs blocking the ʻĪao valley. The two armies were evenly matched and neither side broke after two days of fighting. On the third day, Kamehameha's army was helped by the use of two 136: 422:, two of Kamehameha's royal advisors. Although none of Maui's major chiefs were killed, many people died resulting in the "damming of the waters" by the corpses floating in the river. It was said that the river "ran red with the blood of the dead." 457: 456:
Kahekili II resumed his rule of Maui and also acquired cannons. In 1791, Kahekili tried to invade the island of Hawaiʻi, but was defeated in a naval battle called
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An account of the Polynesian race; its origin and migrations, and the ancient history of the Hawaiian people to the times of Kamehameha I
460:(Battle of the Red-Mouthed Gun). Kamehameha had to wait for the civil war that broke out in 1793 after the death of Kahekili II, and the 450: 86: 345:("Battle of the Dammed Waters of ʻĪao" or Kaʻuwaʻupali, "Battle of the Clawed Cliffs") was fought in 1790 between the islands of 58: 563: 364: 65: 39: 582: 105: 72: 245: 54: 43: 423: 306: 441:
After the battle, Kalola offered her 11-year-old granddaughter to Kamehameha as a future wife. Meanwhile,
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A cannon, discovered in the ʻĪao Valley, that is thought to be one used in the battle.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Archaeological Inventory of the Footprints Area
576: 379: 366: 407: 361:. It is known as one of the most bitter battles fought in Hawaiian history. 354: 203: 395: 230: 140: 321: 21: 316: 521: 435: 431: 529: 411: 135: 399: 350: 163: 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 574: 430:were able to escape west through the valley to 557: 246: 564: 550: 414:(named "Lopaka" and "Kalola") operated by 260: 253: 239: 134: 490:. Vol. II. London: Trubner & Co. 480: 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 332: 357:, while the forces of Maui were led by 575: 353:. The forces of Hawaiʻi were led by 234: 516: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 15: 406:a few kilometers from the base of ʻ 402:, Kamehameha's war fleet landed in 13: 14: 619: 520: 501:Keonehelelei – the falling sands 464:to finally win control of Maui. 20: 31:needs additional citations for 494: 474: 1: 467: 536:. You can help Knowledge by 447:1790 battles of East Hawaiʻi 7: 10: 624: 515: 272: 216: 197: 182: 146: 133: 125: 120: 583:Battles involving Hawaii 506:, Jadelyn Nakamura, 2003 532:-related article is a 426:and her granddaughter 380:20.88083°N 156.54500°W 338: 264:Unification of Hawaiʻi 198:Commanders and leaders 336: 128:Unification of Hawaii 55:"Battle of Kepaniwai" 385:20.88083; -156.54500 317:Namakeha's rebellion 40:improve this article 376: /  343:Battle of Kepaniwai 121:Battle of Kepaniwai 482:Fornander, Abraham 451:battle of Kawaihae 394:While Maui's King 339: 593:Conflicts in 1790 545: 544: 462:battle of Nu'uanu 330: 329: 229: 228: 178: 177: 116: 115: 108: 90: 615: 566: 559: 552: 524: 517: 507: 498: 492: 491: 478: 458:Kepuwahaʻulaʻula 391: 390: 388: 387: 386: 381: 377: 374: 373: 372: 369: 267: 265: 255: 248: 241: 232: 231: 148: 147: 138: 118: 117: 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 623: 622: 618: 617: 616: 614: 613: 612: 588:History of Maui 573: 572: 571: 570: 513: 511: 510: 499: 495: 479: 475: 470: 443:Keōua Kuahuʻula 424:Chiefess Kalola 384: 382: 378: 375: 370: 367: 365: 363: 362: 331: 326: 268: 263: 261: 259: 206: 166: 139: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 621: 611: 610: 605: 603:1790 in Hawaii 600: 598:Ancient Hawaii 595: 590: 585: 569: 568: 561: 554: 546: 543: 542: 525: 509: 508: 493: 472: 471: 469: 466: 328: 327: 325: 324: 319: 314: 309: 304: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 273: 270: 269: 258: 257: 250: 243: 235: 227: 226: 223: 219: 218: 214: 213: 208: 200: 199: 195: 194: 191: 189:Hawaiʻi Island 185: 184: 180: 179: 176: 175: 172: 168: 167: 162: 160: 156: 155: 152: 144: 143: 131: 130: 123: 122: 114: 113: 96:September 2024 28: 26: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 620: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 580: 578: 567: 562: 560: 555: 553: 548: 547: 541: 539: 535: 531: 526: 523: 519: 518: 514: 505: 502: 497: 489: 488: 483: 477: 473: 465: 463: 459: 454: 452: 449:and the 1791 448: 444: 439: 437: 434:and north to 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 392: 389: 360: 356: 352: 348: 344: 335: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 274: 271: 266: 256: 251: 249: 244: 242: 237: 236: 233: 224: 221: 220: 215: 212: 209: 205: 202: 201: 196: 192: 190: 187: 186: 181: 173: 170: 169: 165: 161: 158: 157: 153: 150: 149: 145: 142: 137: 132: 129: 124: 119: 110: 107: 99: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 608:Hawaii stubs 538:expanding it 527: 512: 503: 496: 486: 476: 455: 440: 393: 359:Kalanikūpule 355:Kamehameha I 342: 340: 297:East Hawaiʻi 291: 211:Kalanikūpule 204:Kamehameha I 183:Belligerents 174:Inconclusive 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 420:Isaac Davis 396:Kahekili II 383: / 371:156°32′42″W 207:Kekuhaupiʻo 141:ʻĪao Valley 577:Categories 468:References 428:Keōpūolani 416:John Young 408:Īao Valley 368:20°52′51″N 287:Kaʻūpūlehu 66:newspapers 292:Kepaniwai 277:Mokuʻōhai 484:(1880). 302:Kawaihae 217:Strength 159:Location 126:Part of 530:Hawaiʻi 436:Lahaina 432:Olowalu 412:cannons 404:Kahului 398:was on 347:Hawaiʻi 312:Nuʻuanu 282:Olowalu 80:scholar 322:Kauaʻi 307:Kawela 171:Result 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  528:This 400:Oʻahu 87:JSTOR 73:books 534:stub 418:and 351:Maui 349:and 341:The 225:1200 222:1200 193:Maui 164:Maui 154:1790 151:Date 59:news 42:by 579:: 453:. 438:. 565:e 558:t 551:v 540:. 254:e 247:t 240:v 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

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