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The Battle of Mokuōhai, fought in 1782 on the island of Hawaii, 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. ==Background== After King Kalaniopuu died in the summer of 1781, his family took his remains to the royal mausoleum known as ''Hale o Keawe'' at the important religious temple Puuhonua o Hōnaunau. While Kalaniopuu's son Kiwalao had inherited the kingdom, his nephew Kamehameha was given a prominent religious position, as well as the district of Waipio valley. When a group of chiefs from the Kona district, including his brothers and uncles, Keawe-a-Heulu, twins Kamanawa and Kameeiamoku, and Keeaumoku Pāpaiaheahe, offered to back Kamehameha instead of Kiwalao, he accepted eagerly, traveling back from his residence in Kohala. Kiwalao's half-brother Keōua Kuahuula had been left with no territory from his late father. He went into a rage, cutting down sacred coconut trees (considered a great insult) and killing some of Kamehameha's men. Their bodies were offered as a sacrifice to Kiwalao, who accepted them, and Kamehameha felt he had to respond to the challenge to his honor.〔William De Witt Alexander (1891) ''A brief history of the Hawaiian people''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Mokuohai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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