Keaunui (Hawaiian for "Keau the Great") was a High Chief of ûEwa, Waiûanae and Waialua in ancient Hawaii. He was a member of the Nanaulu line and is also known as Keaunui-a-Maweke.
His mother was High Chiefess Naiolaukea, also known as Naiolakea. (In ancient Hawaii, it was common for nobles to have many names.)
His father was a high chief and âÂÂwizardâ called Maweke, an Aliûi of "the blue blood".
He had brothers named Mulielealiûi and Kalehenui.
Keaunui married a woman named Wehelani (Hawaiian: lani = "sky"), and their children were:
Keaunui had a granddaughter, Chiefess Kapau-a-Nuûakea of Molokai.
Keaunui is traditionally credited with opening a navigable channel at Pearl Harbor.