Hetekia Te Kani-a-Takirau Kerekere Tuhoe Te Ua OBE (29 August 1892 – 30 September 1966), commonly known as Te Kani Te Ua, was a notable New Zealand tribal leader, genealogist and orator. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki iwi. He was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, in 1892. He married Te Rina Turupa Ngata, the eldest daughter of Sir Āpirana Ngata.^[1]

In the 1959 New Year Honours, Te Ua was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Māori people.^[2]

Broadcaster Henare te Ua was his adopted son.