Kamehameha's forces are able to push back…
May 1795 CE
Kamehameha's forces are able to push back Kalanikūpule's men in a series of skirmishes, until the latter is cornered on the Pali Lookout.
While Kamehameha moves on the Pali, his troops take heavy fire from the cannon.
In desperation, he assigns two divisions of his best warriors to climb to the Pali to attack the cannons from behind; they surprise Kalanikūpule's gunners and take control of the weapons.
With the loss of their guns, Kalanikūpule's troops fall into disarray and are cornered by Kamehameha's still-organized troops.
A fierce battle ensues, with Kamehameha's forces forming an enclosing wall.
By using their traditional Hawaiʻian spears, as well as muskets and cannon, they are able to kill most of Kalanikūpule's forces.
Over four hundred men are forced off the Pali's cliff, a drop of a thousand feet.
Kaʻiana is killed during the action; Kalanikūpule will hide in the mountains for several months until being captured and sacrificed to Kamehameha's war god, Kū-ka-ili-moku.
His death brings the end of the Kingdom of Maui.