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[ Pacific Islanders in Publishing](https://www.pacificislanderbooks.org/) 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.
