Capturing the Moment

Climbing out of the notch Artist rendition of the Pali battle Life on the ridge line  High up in the Koolau mountain range here on Oahu sit two massive notches, carved out of the rocky ridge. The story is that the warrior chief Kalanikapuli had these notches cut out in 1795 in order to place western canons. This was all in hopes of stopping the advancing armies of another warrior chief name Kamehameha. The canons proved to be a huge force for the defenders of Oahu but victory in the end belonged to Kamehameha. With this victory high atop the Pali cliffs Kamehameha was able to unite all the islands and create the Kingdom of Hawaii. An artist's rendition of the famous battle of the pali cliffs still greets visitors at the lookout today. Bigger, steeper second notch Nu'uanu Valley   I have been to the lookout many times and have even hiked up to the ridge line on the north side of the lookout where the famous Pali Puka is, but I had never tackled the hike/sc...