Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2005)

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2005)

2005-12-31 United States of America 57 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

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