Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Puhipau

Narrator (voice)

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Manu Aluli Meyer

Herself - Philosopher of Education

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Keawe Vredenburg

Himself

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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

Himself

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Script Consultant	Elizabeth Lindsey
Sound	Music	Brother Noland
Crew	Additional Music	Gaylord Holomalia
	Translator	Kekuhi Kanahele Miki May
Directing	Director	Puhipau Joan Lander
Art	Art Direction	Herb Kawainui Kāne Dominic Tidmarsh Douglas Miles
Camera	Aerial Camera	David D'Anna
	Additional Camera	William "Sky" Crosby Dwight Kondo
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