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Battle of Kepaniwai

Battle of Kepaniwai was a battle fought in 1790 at Maui, in what is now Hawaii, United States. It was part of Unification of Hawaii, which ran from 1782 to 1810. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: ~5,000–8,000 against ~3,000.

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Fought1790
WhereMaui, Hawaii, United States20.881N, 156.545W
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsHawaiʻi IslandagainstMaui
Part ofUnification of Hawaii1782 to 1810

Where it sits in Unification of Hawaii

Battle of Mokuohai, 1782Battle of Kepaniwai, 1790Battle of Nuʻuanu, 179517821795Battle of Kepaniwai, 1790
3 placed engagements of Unification of Hawaii in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1790 (year precision)
PlaceMaui, Hawaii, United States
20.881N, 156.545W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~5,000–8,000~3,000
Commanders
  • Kamehameha I
  • Kalanikūpule
Battle of KepaniwaiBattle of KepaniwaiBattle of NuʻuanuAttack on Pearl HarborBattle of NuʻuanuHiloWahiawa100 km20.881N, 156.545W
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Battle of Kepaniwai is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (6 in Hawaii).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871415, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kepaniwai, revision 1381492461, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.