Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

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Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

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.

Release Date

2005-12-31

Year

2005

Duration

57m

Status

Released

Score

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Cast

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Puhipau

Narrator (voice)

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Manu Aluli Meyer

Herself - Philosopher of Education

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Keawe Vredenburg

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Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon

Himself - Conservation Biologist

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Kealoha Pisciotta

Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou

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Nelson Ho

Himself - Sierra Club

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Paul Neves

Himself - Royal Order of Kamehameha

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Hanalei Fergerstrom

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Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole

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Kahu o Terangi