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The Battle of Nu'uanuand the Pali Lookout Today
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Several years ago the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources started charging for parking at
the Nu'uanu Pali Lookout. Many wondered
what would become of the new charges, and would they be reinvested in the upkeep of the lookout, maintaining trails and signage, and providing
restrooms.
The Nu'uanu Pali is a very special place in Hawaiian history, noted for the Kaleleka'anae battle that was fought there. An estimated 400 warriors died in the battle, and a number of the
warriors were forced off the cliff during the conflict. This fact seems
to have escaped the attention of state managers, who it seems are more concerned with profiting from the hundred of thousands of people visiting the site.
There are no restrooms at the site but a large number of visitors, including bus drivers and children, have to relieve themselves. Like the bear, they resort to going in the woods.
The State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources is entrusted with protecting and preserving Hawaii's cultural sites. It is inexcusable that the Department of Land and Natural Resources, knowing the large number of people visiting the site, would allow this desecration to occur.
We believe that the Department of Land and Natural Resources should immediately put portable restrooms at the Nu'uanu Pali Lookout.
We visited the Nu'uanu Pali Lookout and documented the situation with photographs and video.
If you wish to contact the Department of Land and Natural Resources, send email to dlnr@hawaii.gov or Ms. Suzanne Case, Chairperson, Department of Land and Natural Resources atsuzanne.case@hawaii.gov
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"Battle of Nu'uanu - United the Islands" at Nu'uanu Pali State Wayside "In the late 1700s, Kamehameha I from the Island of Hawai'i, sought to unite all the Hawaiian Islands under one rule. The battle for O'ahu began with the arrival of is forces at Waikiki in 1795. The battle, called Kaleleka'anae (leaping of the 'anae fish), refers to the men forced off the cliff during the conflict. An estimated 400 warriors died in this battle. With Kamehameha's victory on O'ahu and the signing of an agreement with Chief Kaumauali'i of Kauai'i, he became the first king of the Hawaiian Islands."Oahu had been defeated by Maui forces a decade earlier and Maui's Chief Kalanikupule now led the forces on O'ahu. After many hard-fought battles, he was driven up Nu'uanu Valley to this location. Both sides fought with Hawaiian spears and Western firearms but Kamehameha's cannon gave him the winning advantage.
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LINK TO VIDEO: A walk down the trail
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Be sure to watch where you walk in the woods.
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