Keākealanikāne

Keākealanikāne (1575 – 1635) (Hawaiian: Ke-ākea-lani Kāne "the male heavenly expanse") was an aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaiʻi (1605–1635). He was the sovereign of the Big Island. He is mentioned in the Kumulipo creation chant.

Keākealanikāne
Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaii
Reign1605 – 1635
PredecessorKaikilani
SuccessorKeakamahana
Born1575
Died1635 (aged 5960)
Hawaii
SpouseAliʻi Kealiʻiokalani
Kaleimakaliʻi
Kaleiheana
FatherKanaloakuaʻana
MotherKaikilani

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

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