Keākealanikāne (c. 1575 – 1635) (Hawaiian: Ke-ākea-lani Kāne "the male heavenly expanse"[1]) was an Aliʻi nui of the island of Hawaiʻi (1605–1635). He was the sovereign of the Hawai'i Island. He is mentioned in the Kumulipo creation chant.
| Keākealanikāne | |
|---|---|
| Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaii | |
| Reign | 1605 – 1635 |
| Predecessor | Kaikilani |
| Successor | Keakamahana |
| Born | c. 1575 |
| Died | 1635 (aged 59–60) Hawaii |
| Spouse | Aliʻi Kealiʻiokalani Kaleimakaliʻi Kaleiheana |
| Father | Kanaloakuaʻana |
| Mother | Kaikilani |
During the reign of Keākealanikāne, several of the more powerful of the district chiefs had assumed an attitude of comparative independence.[2]
Life
editKeākealanikāne was a son of Queen Kaikilani[3] and Chief Kanaloakuaʻana.[4] He succeeded on the death of his mother in 1605. He married first his sister, Aliʻi 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.[5]
He died ca. 1635, having had two sons and one daughter: Keawekuikaʻai by Kaleimakaliʻi, Moanakane by Kaleiheana and Keakamahana, Queen of Hawaiʻi by Kealiʻiokalani.[6]
His granddaughter was Queen Keākealaniwahine.
References
edit- Abraham Fornander, An Account of the Polynesian Race: Its Origin and Migrations, Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1969
- ^ "Ulukau: Hawaiian dictionary". ulukau.org. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ^ King Kalākaua, The legends and myths of Hawaii: The fables and folk-lore of a strange people. C.L. Webster & Company, 1888.
- ^ Reconciling the past: two basketry kāʻai and the legendary Līloa and Lonoikamakahiki by Roger G. Rose.
- ^ Culture and history in the Pacific, book by Jukka Siikala. Helsinki: Finnish Anthropological Society, 1990.
- ^ Keawekuikaai
- ^ Hawai'i: A History of the Big Island by Robert Oaks. [S.l.] : Arcadia, ©2003. Page 16.