Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Hawaiian Pronounced Pron. /ke.ʔa.lo.hi.ˈla.ni/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "the heavenly brightness" or "the bright sky," from definite article ke, ʻalohi meaning "bright, brilliant, glitter, sparkle" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."