King Kamehameha I, statue standing in front of Ali'iolani Hale in Honolulu
Date
July 1782
Location
Kona, Hawaiʻi Island
Result
Kamehameha I victory
Belligerents
Kamehameha I's army
Kiwalaʻo
Commanders and leaders
Kamehameha I Keʻeaumoku Pāpaʻiaheahe Kameʻeiamoku Kamanawa
Kiwalaʻo Keōua Kuahuʻula Keawemauhili
Strength
≈1,000 – 3,000
Unknown
Casualties and losses
~4,000 — 8,000 for both combatants[1]
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Unification of Hawaiʻi
Mokuʻōhai
Olowalu
Kaʻūpūlehu
Kepaniwai
East Hawaiʻi
Kawaihae
Kawela
Nuʻuanu
Namakeha's rebellion
Kauaʻi
The Battle of Mokuʻōhai, fought in 1782 on the island of Hawaiʻi, was a key battle in the early days of Kamehameha I's wars to conquer the Hawaiian Islands. It was his first major victory, solidifying his leadership over much of the island.
^Schmitt, Robert C.; et al. (1969). "Catastrophic Mortality in Hawaii". The Hawaiian Journal of History, Volume 3 – 1969. Honolulu: Hawaiian Historical Society. Even where figures on battle deaths are available, according to Stokes, the data are notoriously unreliable and subject to wild exaggeration.
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