Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

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Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether its summit should be used for astronomical observatories or preserved as a cultural landscape sacred to the Hawaiian people. For five years the documentary production team Nā Maka o ka 'Āina ("the eyes of the land") captured on video the seasonal moods of Mauna Kea's unique 14,000-foot summit, the richly varied ecosystems that extend from sea level to alpine zone, the legends and stories that reveal the mountain's geologic and cultural history, and the political turbulence surrounding the efforts to protect the most significant temple in the islands: the mountain itself.

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Director

Joan Lander, Puhipau

Writer

Elizabeth Lindsey

Language

English

Top Cast

P

Puhipau

Narrator (voice)

M

Manu Aluli Meyer

Herself - Philosopher of Education

K

Keawe Vredenburg

Himself

S

Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon

Himself - Conservation Biologist

K

Kealoha Pisciotta

Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou

N

Nelson Ho

Himself - Sierra Club

P

Paul Neves

Himself - Royal Order of Kamehameha

H

Hanalei Fergerstrom

Himself

R

Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole

Himself

K

Kahu o Terangi

Himself

P

Pualani Kanahele

Herself - Kumu Hula

S

Steve Hess

Himself - USGS Biological Resources

J

Julie A.K. Leialoha

Herself - Natural Area Specialist/Biologist

D

Deborah Ward

Herself - Sierra Club

M

Moses Kealamakia

Himself

C

Catherine Robbins

Herself

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