Robert Kalani Uichi Kihune (born 15 June 1937) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral.

[1][4][5][6][7][8] A career surface warfare officer, Kihune commanded the guided missile destroyer USS Cochrane.

Deployed to Southeast Asia, he conducted nightly attacks on North Vietnam while successfully avoiding any damage from enemy fire.

[1] In 1993, while serving in this capacity, Kihune was involved in a congressional dispute regarding the Navy's Undergraduate Helicopter Pilot Training (UHPT) program, where he was accused of leaking the Navy's position of retaining the program by lawmakers to delay its consolidation with the Army's equivalent, defying the wishes of Secretary of Defense Les Aspin.

[16][17][18][19] As CEO, Kihune gave testimony in support of HB2325, a state bill intended to expand Hawaii's broadband infrastructure.