Keala Kendall (pronounced: kay-ah-luh) is a hapa Native Hawaiian author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She is the author of the forthcoming novels, How Far I’ll Go (Fall 2025) and No One Gets Left Behind (Fall 2026), writing for Disney's New York Times bestselling A Twisted Tales series. She is one of the cofounders of Pacific Islanders in Publishing, and a past organizer for the Books for Maui charity auction.
Born and raised in Hawai’i, she now lives in Los Angeles as a part of the Native Hawaiian diaspora with her partner and their dog, Mele.
