Present Position
Fine Arts Photographer and writer: Freelance Writer. Working on two books about Hawaii and Polynesian navigation. Ohana is the story of Rawhide Ben Low – a famous Hawaiian cowboy – and Hawai’iki Rising is the saga of Hokule’a and her famous navigator.

Represented by Dragonfly Gallery, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Education
1975 Ph.D., Anthropology, Harvard
1971 M.A., Anthropology, Harvard
1964 B.A., History, Yale.

Military Service
1964 -1966 Active duty with the seventh fleet (Pacific), Lt. USNR.

Teaching Experience
Bowdoin College, Visiting Lecturer, 1977
Hunter College, Assistant Professor, the Department of Anthropology 1975-1976
Harvard University, Teaching Fellow – 1967 – 1969

Expeditions
Polynesian Voyaging Society, replication of ancient Hawaiian navigation: Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia to Satawal – March, 2007 -
Robert C. Seamans, Sea Education Association, Hawaii-Marquesas, March 2003.
Tahiti – Hawaii, winter, 2000 – Polynesian Voyaging Society
Mangareva – Easter Island, fall 1999 – Polynesian Voyaging Society
Tahiti – Hawaii, Spring, 1995 – Polynesian Voyaging Society
Anthropological Fieldwork in El Porvenir, Peru, 1969-1970. Harvard University.
Archeological Excavation – Roman Shipwreck, Torre Sgaratta, Italy , summer, 1968 PennMuseum.
Archeological Excavation – Byzantine shipwreck, Yassi Ada, Turkey, summer, 1968, National Geographic Society.
Archeological Excavation – Roman Shipwreck, Torre Sgaratta, Italy, summer, 1967 – PennMuseum.
Archeological Excavation – Ancient seaport, Cosa, Italy, summer, 1967
Archeological Excavation – Byzantine shipwreck, Yassi Ada, Turkey, summer 1966, National Geographic Society.
Two years voyaging South China Sea, U.S.S. Ponchatoula (AO 148) – Golden Shellback, 23 October, 1965
Archeological Excavation – ancient sea port at Kenchreai, Greece, summer, 1964, University of Chicago.

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Film/Television/Radio
Producer/Director/Writer

Wreck of the Columbus – story of famous shipwreck off Martha’s Vineyard, WNAN-FM – January 18, 2001 – writer/presenter.

No Hair Day -installed DeCordova Museum, October 2000; PBS broadcast Fall 2000 – videographer
Discover – The World of Science – producer/director/writer – Speed – April 16, 1997.

NOVA – producer/director/writer – Fast Cars – May 23, 1995.

Wreck of the Columbus – story of famous shipwreck off Martha’s Vineyard, WNAN-FM – January 18, 2001 – writer/presenter.

No Hair Day -installed DeCordova Museum, October 2000; PBS broadcast Fall 2000 – videographer
Discover – The World of Science – producer/director/writer – Speed – April 16, 1997.

NOVA – producer/director/writer – Fast Cars – May 23, 1995.

Out of the Past – Series Producer: eight-part PBS series spring 1993
Out of the Past – Producer, director, writer: Collapse and New Worlds.
The Ring of Truth – Producer, director, writer – Change and Mapping – PBS – October 27 and November 3, 1987
The Navigators – Producer, director, writer – PBS national broadcast in 1983.
The Ancient Mariners – Producer, writer – Broadcast 1980 on PBS and BBC CHRONICLE Series.
Odyssey Series, Acquisitions producer, Ongka’s Big Moka, Maasai Women, Cree Hunters, The Sakuddei, PBS, 1980.
Odyssey Series, Senior Researcher, 1978-1980.
Seaplanes at Moosehead, Producer, director, writer – WCVB-10 and MPBN, 1978.
The Maine Festival, Producer, director, writer – MPBN, Maine PBS, 1978.

Collage, Segment producer, director, writer; MPBN, Maine PBS, 1978.

The Saint Mary, Slide tape, 1976.

Awards
Walter Cronkite Award for Hawaiki Rising 2014

Samuel M. Kamakau award for best book published in Hawaii 2014

Two Ka Palapala Po’okela Awards for Hawaiki Rising 2014

Nautilus award for Hawaiki Rising 2014

Ben Franklin award for Hawaiki Rising 2014

IPPY award for Hawaiki Rising 2014

Finalist for Foreward Review’s Best Book of the Year Award 2014

Finalist for Next Generation Indie Book award in both multicultural and regional nonfiction 2014

Third Place, breaking news photo, New England Newspaper and Press Association, 2011.

First Place, pictorial photography, New England Newspaper and Press Association, 2009.

Second Place, pictorial photography, New England Newspaper and Press Association, 2008.

First Finalist, Society of Professional Journalists, Hawaii Chapter, Feature Writing – Long Form, Hana Hou magazine, Hokule’a 25th Anniversary articles, 2001

Kahili Award, 2001, Hawaii Visitors Bureau award for best article celebrating Hawaiian culture, Hana Hou magazine – “Guardians of the Pond”

Hawaii Publishers Association Pa’i award, 2001, Editorial Feature, first place, Hana Hou magazine – “Guardians of the Pond”

Kahili Award, 2000, Hana Hou magazine – Hokule’a 25th anniversary articles

Cine Golden Eagle, 1995 – Fast Cars

Bronze Plaque – 1995 – Columbus International Film and Video Festival – Fast Cars

Certificate of Merit – 1996 – Chicago International Film Festival – Fast Cars

Cine Golden Eagle – 1993 – Artisans and Traders

Cine Golden Eagle – 1993 – Collapse

Bronze Plaque – 41st Annual Columbus International Film and Video Festival – 1993

Cine Golden Eagle – 1983 – The Navigators

Blue Ribbon – American Film Festival – 1983 – The Navigators

Silver Anvil – 1983 – The Navigators.