Nuuanu Pali

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Nuuanu Pali

mountain pass, Hawaii, United States

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Koolau Range
The 1,200-foot (366-metre) Nuuanu Pali is associated with the conquest of Oahu by Kamehameha I in 1795, when his troops forced Oahu warriors up the valley and over the cliff to be killed on the jagged rocks below. The Koolau’s more gradual western slopes form a picturesque background…
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The 1,200-foot (366-metre) Nuuanu Pali is associated with the conquest of Oahu by Kamehameha I in 1795, when his troops forced Oahu warriors up the valley and over the cliff to be killed on the jagged rocks below. The Koolau’s more gradual western slopes form a picturesque background…
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