Kuamoʻo Burials

Kuamoʻo Burials, also called the Lekeleke Burial Grounds, marks the resting place of warriors killed in the December 1819 battle at Kuamoʻo Bay in North Kona on Hawaiʻi. The conflict grew out of the crisis after Kamehameha I’s death, when Queen Kaʻahumanu and Liholiho, Kamehameha II, abolished the kapu system. Kekuaokalani led armed resistance in defense of the old religion, but his forces were defeated by royal troops under Kalanimoku. More than 300 warriors died, including Kekuaokalani and his wife Manono. Their defeat ended organized armed defense of the kapu system and foreshadowed major religious change in Hawaiʻi.

Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · United States