"Kanani" redirects here. For the doll, see Kanani Akina (doll).
Kanani Akina is the ninth Girl of the Year released. She was released in 2011.
Personality and Facts[]
Kanani is a ten-year-old girl living on Kaua'i, the geologically oldest island of Hawaii. Her father, Mr. Akina, is of Japanese-Hawaiian descent while her mother, Mrs. Akina, is of French-German descent, making her multiracial. She knows her home very well and is friendly to everyone she knows well around the island. She has a gift for photography, helps her parents run their shave ice shop, and is passionate about helping people by sharing the aloha spirit. She is passionate about protecting Hawaiian wildlife, such as the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. She has a rooster named Jinx, a dog named Barksee, and a goat named Mochi. Kanani enjoys swimming--her parents call her a mermaid--but she dislikes surfing.
Family, Friends, and Others[]
- See Also: Minor Characters in Kanani's Stories
Family[]
Friends and Others[]
Books[]
Doll[]
- See: Kanani Akina (doll)
The Kanani Akina doll.
Collection[]
See: Kanani's Collection
Trivia[]
Photo album.
- Kanani is the second multiracial character, following Jess McConnell. Her father is Japanese and Hawaiian, and her mother is French and German.
- A Kanani-themed photo album was released at the same time of Kanani's debut.
- Kanani's books are written in third-person narrative instead of the usual first-person narrative.
- Kanani was the last character to have a Whole World Collection.
- Kanani was the first Girl of the Year to have a downloadable app, Shave Ice.
| Girls of the Year | ||||||||||
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| 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| 2008 | 2009
Chrissa Maxwell |
2010 | 2011
Kanani Akina |
2012 | ||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ||||||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||