Nuuanu Pali Lookout

Nuuanu Pali today offers spectacular views of the island plus of itself where 2,000 to 3,000 foot cliffs flank this gap at the top of the island. Historically, the site is that of the final decisive battle where Kamehameha defeated the warriors of the kingdom of Oahu to unite the Hawaiian Islands and become the first King of all the Islands. He did so because he was the first to use cannon. His troops drove the Oahu tribes up the Pali valley so they fought with their backs to the 1,500 foot Nuuanu Pali. Most of the defenders fell to their deaths.