Nuuanu Pali Lookout

 A favorite tourist stop is the Pali Lookout on the Pali Highway. This tourist spot offers fantastic panoramic views of the Windward coast of Oahu. 

Although the Pali Lookout is a well know tourist spot, what is not widely know is that the is a trail at the lower end of the lookout that you can take to get a different perspective on the views from the Pali. This trail follows along the route of the Old Pali Highway. There is a wide variety of plants along this trail and is worth a quick look.

History:

Kamehameha I who grew up as a child among men in Waipio Valley on  the Island of  Hawaii and earned the name "the lonely one", would rise to be the most glamorous figure in Hawaiian history. Not only did he unite  the islands under one supreme rule, but he established himself as a fierce warrior and  wise and compassionate leader to his people.

After several battles to gain power over the  the Big Island,  Kamehameha I recruited two
Englishmen, Young and Davies, to teach him " western Style " battle techniques. In 1795 he sailed from Hawaii with his army and conquered Maui, before landing on Oahu.

Kamehameha I then drove the defenders of Oahu up to the Nu‘uanu Pali and over its  cliffs. Making the Na'uanu Pali  the site of one of  most important and bloodiest battles in Hawaiian history.

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