Keala Kendall
Keala Kendall (she/her; kay-ah-luh) is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of How Far I’ll Go and Nobody Gets Left Behind in Disney's A Twisted Tales series, and That Which Feeds Us: A Hawaiian Gothic.
Hapa Native Hawaiian, her work explores themes of culture and place, drawing inspiration from her upbringing in the islands with a Hawaiian folkloric twist.
Deeply committed to giving back to her community, Keala is also a cofounder of<u> Pacific Islanders in Publishing</u> and a past organizer of the Books for Maui charity auction.
Born in Honolulu, raised on Molokaʻi, she now lives as part of the Native Hawaiian diaspora in Los Angeles.
Keala is pronounced: kay-ah-luh
Photo by Franky Guzman.
Books by Keala Kendall in order
Books by Keala Kendall in the order they were published, from How Far I'll Go (2025) to That Which Feeds Us (2026).
