Albert Manahi Kewene (born 1939 or 1940) is a retired New Zealand Māori dentist.
In 1965, he was the first Māori to become a registered dentist,[2] and he was the first Māori to graduate in periodontics from Otago Medical School in 1974.
[3] Of Tainui descent, his uncle was Manahi Nitama Paewai.
[1] In the later part of his career he worked for Māori healthcare providers and served on Te Ao Marama, the New Zealand Māori Dental Association.
[1] Kewene was preceded in dentistry by Walter Morete, who was the first Māori to graduate with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 1928, before registration.