Kahealani

Kahealani is a powerful and pretty Hawaiian name that combines two Hawaiian words, kahea, meaning to "summon, call, or invoke", and lani, meaning "heaven or sky".

This divine name is the title of a popular and oft-covered children's song, written by Alice Fredlund and first performed by her 50s musical trio, The Halekulani Girls. A more recent namesake is Kahealani Papke, a Polynesian pro-surfer and model.

Used as a first name since the 70s, Kahealani was given to 10 girls in a more recent year.

Pronounced kah-heh-ah-LAH-nee.

As of October 2026, Kahealani ranked #8595 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5335 in 1978.