Leper War on Kauaʻi

Leper War on Kauaʻi
	Part of Hawaiian rebellions (1887–1895)
	; Soldiers of the National Guard Auxiliary of the Provisional Government of Hawaii camped in Kalalau Valley.
Date	July 1–13, 1893
Location	Kalalau Valley, Kauaʻi
Result	Disputed; Pyrrhic victory for both sides Leper colony collapses; Provisional Government withdraws;
Belligerents
Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement	Provisional Government of Hawaii
Commanders and leaders
Kapahei Kauai (POW); Kaluaikoolau	Sanford B. Dole; Edward G. Hitchcock; William O. Smith ; William Larsen
Casualties and losses
27 captured	3 killed

The Leper War on Kauaʻi also known as the Koʻolau Rebellion, Battle of Kalalau, or the short name, the Leper War. Following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the stricter government enforced the 1865 "Act to Prevent the Spread of Leprosy" carried out by Attorney General and President of the Board of Health William Owen Smith. A revolt broke out in Kauaʻi, against the forced relocation of all infected by the disease to the Kalaupapa Leprosy Colony of Kalawao on the island of Molokai.