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Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

(2005)

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.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Joan Lander,Puhipau
  2. Cast : Puhipau,Manu Aluli Meyer,Keawe Vredenburg,Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon,Kealoha Pisciotta,Nelson Ho,Paul Neves,Hanalei Fergerstrom,Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole,Kahu o Terangi,Pualani Kanahele,Steve Hess,Julie A.K. Leialoha,Deborah Ward,Moses Kealamakia,Catherine Robbins,Kekuhi Kanahele,Sayako Kuroda,Rose Tseng,Kenneth Kumor,Brad Finney,Maxine Kaha'ulelio,Everett Franco,Fred Chaffee,Victoria Holt Takamine,Rolf-Peter Kudritzki,Tom Peek,Abraham Kamakawiwo'ole,Anthony Ako,Kapono Souza,Clarence Kukauakahi Ching,Pi'ilani Smith,Hanalei Soli Niheu,Mikahala Roy,Peter Michaud,John Lee,Charles Young,Prince Andrew, Duke of York,Roselyn Smith,Tom Geballe,Michael Vittorio,Rita Colwell,Dickie Nelson

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Original TitleMauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2005-12-31

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 57m

Production CompaniesNā Maka o ka ‘Āina

Genres

  • Documentary

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