Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley on the island of Oʻahu. 
It has a panoramic view of the windward (northeast) coast of Oʻahu. The Pali Highway connecting Kailua/Kāneʻohe with downtown Honolulu runs through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels bored into the cliffside.
The Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside is a lookout above the tunnels where visitors are treated to a panoramic view of the Oʻahu's windward side with sweeping views of Kāneʻohe, Kāneʻohe Bay, and Kailua. It is also well-known for the final battle for the unification of the Hawaiian Islands.
Apparently the king of the island of Hawaii was battling the chief of Maui. The Hawaii forces backed up the Maui warriors to the cliff and rather than capitulating they jumped off the cliff. Recently when the built the new highway the discovered 800 sculls at the foot of the cliff verifying the spoken record of the battle.
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