Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
2005 | 57m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Joan Lander, Puhipau |
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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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 31, 2005 |
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| Director: | Joan Lander, Puhipau |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | mountain, indigenous, hawaii, telescope, pacific island, colonisation, sacred ground, cosmology, astronomy, observatory, environmental conservation, real estate development, woman director, wildlife conservation, colonization, native hawaiian, pacific islanders |
| Production Companies | Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Puhipau | Narrator (voice) |
| Manu Aluli Meyer | Herself - Philosopher of Education |
| Keawe Vredenburg | Himself |
| Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon | Himself - Conservation Biologist |
| Kealoha Pisciotta | Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou |
| Nelson Ho | Himself - Sierra Club |
| Paul Neves | Himself - Royal Order of Kamehameha |
| Hanalei Fergerstrom | Himself |
| Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole | Himself |
| Kahu o Terangi | Himself |
| Pualani Kanahele | Herself - Kumu Hula |
| Steve Hess | Himself - USGS Biological Resources |
| Julie A.K. Leialoha | Herself - Natural Area Specialist/Biologist |
| Deborah Ward | Herself - Sierra Club |
| Moses Kealamakia | Himself |
| Catherine Robbins | Herself |
| Kekuhi Kanahele | Herself |
| Sayako Kuroda | Herself |
| Rose Tseng | Herself - University of Hawai'i at Hilo |
| Kenneth Kumor | Himself - NASA |
| Brad Finney | Himself - Environmental Engineer |
| Maxine Kaha'ulelio | Herself |
| Everett Franco | Himself |
| Fred Chaffee | Himself - W. M. Keck Observatory |
| Victoria Holt Takamine | Herself - 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition |
| Rolf-Peter Kudritzki | Himself - UH Institute for Astronomy |
| Tom Peek | Himself |
| Abraham Kamakawiwo'ole | Himself |
| Anthony Ako | Himself |
| Kapono Souza | Himself |
| Clarence Kukauakahi Ching | Himself |
| Pi'ilani Smith | Herself |
| Hanalei Soli Niheu | Himself |
| Mikahala Roy | Herself |
| Peter Michaud | Himself - Gemini Observatory |
| John Lee | Himself - NASA |
| Charles Young | Himself |
| Prince Andrew, Duke of York | Himself |
| Roselyn Smith | Herself |
| Tom Geballe | Himself |
| Michael Vittorio | Himself |
| Rita Colwell | Herself |
| Dickie Nelson | Himself |
| Name | Job |
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| Joan Lander | Director |
| Puhipau | Director |
| Brother Noland | Music |
| Gaylord Holomalia | Additional Music |
| Herb Kawainui Kāne | Art Direction |
| Dominic Tidmarsh | Art Direction |
| Douglas Miles | Art Direction |
| David D'Anna | Aerial Camera |
| William "Sky" Crosby | Additional Camera |
| Dwight Kondo | Additional Camera |
| Kekuhi Kanahele | Translator |
| Miki May | Translator |
| Elizabeth Lindsey | Script Consultant |
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