Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

2005
57m
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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Quick Facts

Release Date December 31, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1582222

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

Key Crew

Puhipau
Director
Joan Lander
Director