Lehua Lopez, a part Native Hawaiian, was born and raised in Honolulu. She received her bachelor’s degree in human development at the University of Hawai`i (Manoa) and received her master’s degree in cultural anthropology (specializing in Indigenous spirituality) at the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque). Ms. Lopez was a nonprofit consultant for decades, assisting environmental, cultural, health care and land-use planning organizations in Hawai`i and New Mexico. As a collaborative colleague with MAPping Change for more than 15 years, she developed processes for non-Indigenous (especially governmental) officials to actively listen and understand culturally-different world views in order to collectively agree on effective strategies that could solve intractable dilemmas. She currently lives in Albuquerque where she continues to assist groups and organizations in their efforts to achieve their missions. She also teaches Hawaiian culture at a local halau hula, and, as a Hawaiian ‘aunty,’ helps young Latinx and Indigenous Americans who are coping with issues arising from the recent pandemic.