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. She also undertook a one-year post doctoral position at Oxford University.
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; and the extinct Hawaiian rail Porzana keplerorum.
She has a farm on Maui and grows some 32 different banana varieties.Kia‘i Moku: Banana bunchy-top virus poses threat to plants in Hawaii, Lissa Fox, Maui News, February 13, 2011
Bibliography Publications by Angela Kepler 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
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