Akeakamai (c. 1976 – November 12, 2003) (Nickname: Ake ("ah-KAY")) was a female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, who, along with a companion female dolphin named Phoenix, and later tankmates Elele and Hiapo, were the subjects of Louis Herman's animal language studies at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Akeakamai was also the subject of many other scientific studies of dolphin cognition, language acquisition, and sensory abilities.
Physically identifying features of Akeakamai included a straight eye line, a half-circle-shaped notch in the right side of her tail fluke, a small "Eiffel Tower"-shaped mark above her right eye, a thin notch in the side of her upper mouth, and a particularly wide melon.
In the Hawaiian language, Akeakamai means "philosopher" or "lover (ake) of wisdom (akamai)".
Akeakamai was also the name given to an uplifted dolphin character in David Brin's science fiction novel Startide Rising.