Keakealanikane
Hawaiian chief
About Keakealanikane
Lived 1575 – 1635 (aged 59–60).
( – c. 1635; 'the male heavenly expanse' ) was an of the island of Hawaiʻi (c. 1605 – c. 1635). He was the sovereign of Hawaii Island. He is mentioned in the creation chant.
During the reign of Keākealanikāne, several of the more powerful of the district chiefs had assumed an attitude of comparative independence.
Life Keākealanikāne was a son of Queen Kaikilani and Chief Kanaloakuaʻana. He succeeded on the death of his mother in 1605. He married first his sister, Kealiʻiokalani. His second wife was Kaleimakaliʻi and his third wife was Kalaʻaiheana (daughter of Kuaʻana-a-ʻI and Kamaka-o-ʻUmi). She was also a wife of Keawekuikaʻai.
He died around 1635, having had two sons and one daughter: Keawekuikaʻai by Kaleimakaliʻi, Moanakane by Kaleiheana and Keakamahana, Queen of Hawaiʻi by Kealiʻiokalani.
His granddaughter was Queen Keākealaniwahine.
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Who was Keakealanikane?
Hawaiian chief
When was Keakealanikane born?
Keakealanikane was born in 1575.
When did Keakealanikane die?
Keakealanikane died in 1635 in Hawaii.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Keakealanikane. https://biography.guide/keakealanikane/
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