1790 Footprints

East Hawaiʻi Battles of 1790
Part of Unification of Hawaii

Ash layer from 1790 eruption.
Date1790
Location
Result inconclusive
Belligerents
Kamehameha I's army Keōua Kuahuʻula
Commanders and leaders
Kamehameha I
Keawemauhili
Keōua Kuahuʻula
1790 Footprints
1790 Footprints is located in Hawaii
1790 Footprints
Location9.1 mi. SW of park headquarters on Hwy. 11, then foot trail to SE for 1 mi., Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Coordinates19°20′49″N 155°21′12″W / 19.34694°N 155.35333°W / 19.34694; -155.35333
Area4,284 acres (17.34 km2)
Built1790 (1790)
NRHP reference No.74000351
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1974[1]

The 1790 Footprints refer to a set of footprints found near the Kīlauea volcano in present-day Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaiʻi. Resulting from an unusually explosive eruption, they may be associated with a series of battles in the area in 1790.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.