A cannon, discovered in the ʻĪao Valley, that is thought to be one used in the battle.
While Maui's King Kahekili II was on Oʻahu, Kamehameha's war fleet landed in Kahului a few kilometers from the base of ʻĪao Valley. 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 cannons (named "Lopaka" and "Kalola") operated by John Young and Isaac Davis, 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." Chiefess Kalola and her granddaughter Keōpūolani were able to escape west through the valley to Olowalu and north to Lahaina.[1]
After the battle, Kalola offered her 11-year-old granddaughter to Kamehameha as a future wife. Meanwhile, Keōua Kuahuʻula, the last independent chief on the Island of Hawaiʻi, who had been raiding Kamehameha's territory, quickly returned to the Big Island. This resulted in the 1790 battles of East Hawaiʻi and the 1791 battle of Kawaihae.[2]
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 Kepuwahaʻulaʻula. Kamehameha had to wait for the civil war that broke out in 1793 after the death of Kahekili II, and the battle of Nu'uanu to finally win control of Maui.
References
^Fornander, Abraham (1880). An account of the Polynesian race; its origin and migrations, and the ancient history of the Hawaiian people to the times of Kamehameha I. Vol. II. London: Trubner & Co.
^Keonehelelei – the falling sands Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Archaeological Inventory of the Footprints Area, Jadelyn Nakamura, 2003
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battle, kepaniwai, battle, dammed, waters, ʻĪao, kaʻuwaʻupali, battle, clawed, cliffs, fought, 1790, between, islands, hawaiʻi, maui, forces, hawaiʻi, were, kamehameha, while, forces, maui, were, kalanikūpule, known, most, bitter, battles, fought, hawaiian, hi. The Battle of Kepaniwai Battle of the Dammed Waters of ʻiao 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 Kalanikupule It is known as one of the most bitter battles fought in Hawaiian history Coordinates 20 52 51 N 156 32 42 W 20 88083 N 156 54500 W 20 88083 156 54500Battle of KepaniwaiPart of Unification of Hawaiiʻiao ValleyDate1790LocationMauiResultInconclusiveBelligerentsHawaiʻi IslandMauiCommanders and leadersKamehameha IKekuhaupiʻoKalanikupuleStrength12001200 A cannon discovered in the ʻiao Valley that is thought to be one used in the battle While Maui s King Kahekili II was on Oʻahu Kamehameha s war fleet landed in Kahului a few kilometers from the base of ʻiao Valley An army consisting of around twelve hundred skilled warriors led by Kamehameha and Kekuhaupiʻo advanced on Kahekili s son Kalanikupule and other Maui chiefs blocking the ʻiao 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 cannons named Lopaka and Kalola operated by John Young and Isaac Davis 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 Chiefess Kalola and her granddaughter Keōpuolani were able to escape west through the valley to Olowalu and north to Lahaina 1 After the battle Kalola offered her 11 year old granddaughter to Kamehameha as a future wife Meanwhile Keōua Kuahuʻula the last independent chief on the Island of Hawaiʻi who had been raiding Kamehameha s territory quickly returned to the Big Island This resulted in the 1790 battles of East Hawaiʻi and the 1791 battle of Kawaihae 2 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 Kepuwahaʻulaʻula Kamehameha had to wait for the civil war that broke out in 1793 after the death of Kahekili II and the battle of Nu uanu to finally win control of Maui References Edit Fornander Abraham 1880 An account of the Polynesian race its origin and migrations and the ancient history of the Hawaiian people to the times of Kamehameha I Vol II London Trubner amp Co Keonehelelei the falling sands Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Archaeological Inventory of the Footprints Area Jadelyn Nakamura 2003 This Hawaiʻi related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Kepaniwai amp oldid 1089382346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
