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Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaii From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keākealanikāne (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 | |
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Aliʻi Aimoku of Hawaii | |
Reign | 1605 – 1635 |
Predecessor | Kaikilani |
Successor | Keakamahana |
Born | 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]
Keākealanikāne 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.
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