Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey

Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey is an actor, filmmaker and anthropologist.^[1][2][3] As an anthropologist, she works "to find, preserve and share the knowledge and traditions of indigenous populations before they disappear."^[4] She is also the first female National Geographic fellow and the first Polynesian explorer at the National Geographic Society.^[5][6]

Elizabeth Lindsey
Born	Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey (1956-04-17) April 17, 1956 (age 69) Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Occupation(s)	Explorer, anthropologist, actor
Years active	1994–present
Spouses	John W. A. "Doc" Buyers ​ ​ (m. 1999; died 2006)​ George David Crowley, III ​ ​ (m. 2018)​

Her work recognizes Pius "Mau" Piailug (Mau Piailug) of Micronesia, her mentor with whom she studied ethnonavigation.^[7]

Filmmaker

Lindsey directed and produced Then There Were None, a 1996 documentary film that chronicles the plight of native Hawaiians.^[8][9][10] It received the CINE Golden Eagle Award.^[11]

Actor

Lindsey has also worked as an actor, with roles in Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Byrds of Paradise,^[12] Magnum, P.I.,^[13] and a number of other television shows and movies.

Awards and recognition

• CINE Golden Eagle Award (1996) (for Then There Were None)^[11]
• "Woman of the Year" for The Big Island of Hawai'i (2004)^[5][14]
• National Geographic Fellow (2008)^[5]
• United Nations Visionary Award (2010)^[6]

Personal life

Lindsey was married to John W. A. "Doc" Buyers, former chairman and chief executive officer of C. Brewer & Co., from 1999 until his death in 2006.^[15][16]

Lindsey married George D. Crowley, III in 2018.^[17]