Hawaiian Authors

This list is for certain not exhaustive, and somewhat reliant on people being willing to share their ancestry, which not everyone is willing to do. I focused on living authors of fiction and poetry. If there are names not included, feel free to contact me.

Kauakanilehua Mahōe Adams - YA in verse

Gabrielle Ahuli'i - Children's Literature - Early Reader Books

Joe Balaz - Poetry

Melissa Llanes Brownlee - Micro and Short Stories

Lee Cataluna - Fiction

Azalea Crowley - Fantasy

Kiana Davenport - Literary Fiction

Tori Eldridge - Thriller

U'ilani Goldsberry - Children's, Travel, and Cooking

Sara Kehaulani Goo - Memoir

Kaui Hart Hemmings - Young Adult and Adult Fiction

Kamalani Hurley - Children's Fiction

Ikaika Hussey - Nonfiction

Kristiana Kahakauwila - Short Stories

Kahaula - Romance

Megan Kamalei Kakimoto - Short Stories

Lisa Linn Kanae - Poetry and Short Stories

Lopaka Kapanui - Fiction

Shay Kauwe - Fantasy and Speculative Fiction

Kekauleleanae‘ole Kawai‘ae‘a - Children's Fiction

Tara Kennedy - Young Adult and Adult Romance

Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl - Mysteries and Plays

Sloane Leong - Comics

Jessica Machado - Memoir

T Kira Madden - Literary Fiction and Memoir

Rae Mariz - Fantasy

Malia Maunakea - Middle Grade Adventure and Nonfiction Lurline Wailana McGregor - Literary Fiction Kealane Natani - Children's Fiction Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio - Poetry and Nonfiction Lehua Parker - Young Adult Christy Passion - Poetry Keanu Reeves - Fantasy and Comics Erin L. Schneider - Young Adult Nikki Van De Car - Young Adult Kahikāhealani Wight - Memoir Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu - Children's Fiction Erin Kahunawaiki‘ala Wright - Nonfiction Makana Yamamoto - Sci-fi thriller