Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2005)

N/A 57 min Movie
Documentary

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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Cast

Puhipau Puhipau Narrator (voice)
Manu Aluli Meyer Manu Aluli Meyer Herself - Philosopher of Education
Keawe Vredenburg Keawe Vredenburg Himself
Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon Himself - Conservation Biologist
Kealoha Pisciotta Kealoha Pisciotta Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou
Nelson Ho Nelson Ho Himself - Sierra Club
Paul Neves Paul Neves Himself - Royal Order of Kamehameha
Hanalei Fergerstrom Hanalei Fergerstrom Himself
Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole Himself
Kahu o Terangi Kahu o Terangi Himself
Pualani Kanahele Pualani Kanahele Herself - Kumu Hula
Steve Hess Steve Hess Himself - USGS Biological Resources

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