Battle of Mokuohai

Battle of Mokuʻōhai
Part of Unification of Hawaii

King Kamehameha I, statue standing in front of Ali'iolani Hale in Honolulu
DateJuly 1782
Location
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]

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.

  1. ^ 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.