Haley Kaukea Eiko Miyaoka is of Japanese, Hawaiian, French, Irish, Tahitian, and Chinese descent and was raised in Waimanalo, Hawaii. She enjoys hiking, her ohana (family), beach activities like swimming and water polo, and volleyball. She has traveled to various locations in the United States including the Big Island of Hawaii, Long Beach, Flagstaff, New Orleans, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and New York City.