Keākealanikāne

Keākealanikāne (c. 1575 – c. 1635; Ke-ākea-lani Kāne 'the male heavenly expanse'[1]) was an aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaiʻi (c. 1605 – c. 1635).

He is mentioned in the Kumulipo creation chant.

During the reign of Keākealanikāne, several of the more powerful of the district chiefs had assumed an attitude of comparative independence.

[2] Keākealanikāne was a son of Queen Kaikilani[3] and Chief Kanaloakuaʻana.

[5] He died around 1635, having had two sons and one daughter: Keawekuikaʻai by Kaleimakaliʻi, Moanakane by Kaleiheana and Keakamahana, Queen of Hawaiʻi by Kealiʻiokalani.