Lanakila is a songwriter and musician living in Santa Cruz County, California, making music in the Hawaiian spirit of lokahi - celebrating the interconnection of God, nature, and all people.
Born Elizabeth Nestle, and known for many years as "Betsy," she received the name Lanakila Pukana La Iesu, "the victory of Christ's dawning," in March 2007 while learning the ancient art of lomilomi with her 'ohana (extended family) in Maui.
Lanakila is also a massage therapist and student of lomilomi mauli ola, a traditional Hawaiian rite of passage using bodywork as a matrix. Visit www.cruzmassage.com, the home page of her practice as Elizabeth Nestle, CMT.
