Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey, Ph.D

Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey, Ph.D. is an award-winning filmmaker and cultural anthropologist. Raised by Hawaiian elders, she is deeply committed to the conservation of indigenous knowledge and is an internationally esteemed speaker and expert on the topic. Dr. Lindsey's film company, PIKO Productions, is situated near two ancient heiau temples. Her award-winning documentary film, Then There Were None, chronicling the near extinction of native Hawaiian peoples, is considered a Hawaiian history classic. Now available on DVD, its awards include Best Documentary Short at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival in 1996.

Dr. Lindsey's journeys have taken her to some of the most remote regions of the world to join such teachers as Micronesia palu (navigators) and Inkan priests and she has also traveled to Bhutan, India and Okinawa. Dr. Lindsey has lectured at Oxford University, Harvard University, the American Museum of Natural History and on Capitol Hill, among other places. In 2004, Dr. Lindsey was honored as Woman of the Year, Hawai'i Island. She supports orphans in Vietnam and India and has established multiple scholarships, which advance literacy and culture in Hawai'i. She serves as an advisor to the trustees of the Kamehameha Schools, the University of Hawaii-Hilo, and is a member of the board of PBS Hawaii. Her middle name 'Kapu'uwailani' means 'heart of heaven' in the Hawaiian language.