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Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

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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

Herb Kawainui Kāne
Art Direction
David D'Anna
Aerial Camera
Dominic Tidmarsh
Art Direction
William "Sky" Crosby
Additional Camera
Kekuhi Kanahele
Translator
Gaylord Holomalia
Additional Music
Dwight Kondo
Additional Camera
Miki May
Translator

Cast

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Puhipau
Narrator (voice)
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Manu Aluli Meyer
Herself - Philosopher of Education
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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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Pualani Kanahele
Herself - Kumu Hula
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Steve Hess
Himself - USGS Biological Resources
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Julie A.K. Leialoha
Herself - Natural Area Specialist/Biologist
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Deborah Ward
Herself - Sierra Club
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Rose Tseng
Herself - University of Hawai'i at Hilo
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Kenneth Kumor
Himself - NASA
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Brad Finney
Himself - Environmental Engineer
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Fred Chaffee
Himself - W. M. Keck Observatory
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Victoria Holt Takamine
Herself - 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition
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Rolf-Peter Kudritzki
Himself - UH Institute for Astronomy
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Tom Peek
Himself
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Peter Michaud
Himself - Gemini Observatory
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John Lee
Himself - NASA