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Kalanikupule's Abortive Invasion of Hawaii

When
January 4, 1795
Where
Intended target of Kalanikupule's invasion
Part of
Battle of Nuʻuanu

Kalanikupule sailed for Hawaii on January 4, 1795, intending war on Kamehameha, before the Oʻahu defense.

After three weeks of preparation, on January 4, 1795, Kalanikupule set sail for Hawaii with a fleet of canoes and two ships, intending to make war on Kamehameha. This followed his confrontation with Kaʻeokulani's army in early December 1794, in which he employed the artillery of Captain Brown's ships during the Kukiʻiahu war. His father and rival Kahekili II had died in mid-1794, and the two rival chiefs never met again.

Sources

  1. Battle of Nuʻuanu Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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