Angela Kepler

Angela Kay Kepler (born 1943) is a New Zealand-born naturalist and author. She is a graduate of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and has a master's degree from the University of Hawaiʻi and a doctorate from Cornell University, New York in 1972.^[1] She also undertook a one-year post doctoral position at Oxford University.^[2]

She has conducted research in Hawaii, Alaska, Russia and the Caribbean. Two bird species have been named for her: the elfin-woods warbler (Setophaga angelae), a Puerto Rican endemic;^[3] and the extinct Hawaiian rail Porzana keplerorum.

She has a farm on Maui and grows some 32 different banana varieties.^[4]

Bibliography

Publications by Angela Kepler^[5]

• The World of Bananas in Hawaii: Then and Now - 2012
• West Maui: A Natural History Guide - 2007
• Haleakala: From Summit to Sea - 2005
• A Pocket Guide To Maui's Hana Highway: A Visitor's Guide - May 2004
• Exotic Tropicals of Hawaii: Heliconias, Gingers, Anthuriums, and Decorative Foliage - 1999
• Hawaiian Heritage Plants - 1998
• Maui's Floral Splendor - 1995
• Haleakala: A Guide to the Mountain - 1992
• Majestic Molokai: A Nature Lover's Guide - 1992
• Sunny South Maui: A Guide to Kihwailea & Makena Including Kahoolawe - 1992
• Trees of Hawaiʻi - 1991
• Proteas in Hawaii - 1988