Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2005)
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2005)
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.

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Cast

Puhipau Puhipau As: Narrator (voice)
Manu Aluli Meyer Manu Aluli Meyer As: Herself - Philosopher of Education
Keawe Vredenburg Keawe Vredenburg As: Himself
Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon As: Himself - Conservation Biologist
Kealoha Pisciotta Kealoha Pisciotta As: Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 31 December 2005

Country: US

Runtime: 57m

Company Credits

Company: Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina

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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

Julie A.K. Leialoha

Julie A.K. Leialoha

Herself - Natural Area Specialist/Biologist

Deborah Ward

Deborah Ward

Herself - Sierra Club

Moses Kealamakia

Moses Kealamakia

Himself

Catherine Robbins

Catherine Robbins

Herself

Kekuhi Kanahele

Kekuhi Kanahele

Herself

Sayako Kuroda

Sayako Kuroda

Herself

Rose Tseng

Rose Tseng

Herself - University of Hawai'i at Hilo

Kenneth Kumor

Kenneth Kumor

Himself - NASA

Brad Finney

Brad Finney

Himself - Environmental Engineer

Maxine Kaha'ulelio

Maxine Kaha'ulelio

Herself

Everett Franco

Everett Franco

Himself

Fred Chaffee

Fred Chaffee

Himself - W. M. Keck Observatory

Victoria Holt Takamine

Victoria Holt Takamine

Herself - 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition

Rolf-Peter Kudritzki

Rolf-Peter Kudritzki

Himself - UH Institute for Astronomy

Tom Peek

Tom Peek

Himself

Abraham Kamakawiwo'ole

Abraham Kamakawiwo'ole

Himself

Anthony Ako

Anthony Ako

Himself

Kapono Souza

Kapono Souza

Himself

Clarence Kukauakahi Ching

Clarence Kukauakahi Ching

Himself

Pi'ilani Smith

Pi'ilani Smith

Herself

Hanalei Soli Niheu

Hanalei Soli Niheu

Himself

Mikahala Roy

Mikahala Roy

Herself

Peter Michaud

Peter Michaud

Himself - Gemini Observatory

John Lee

John Lee

Himself - NASA

Charles Young

Charles Young

Himself

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Himself

Roselyn Smith

Roselyn Smith

Herself

Tom Geballe

Tom Geballe

Himself

Michael Vittorio

Michael Vittorio

Himself

Rita Colwell

Rita Colwell

Herself

Dickie Nelson

Dickie Nelson

Himself

Directed By

Puhipau

Puhipau

Director

Joan Lander

Joan Lander

Director

Writing Credits

Elizabeth Lindsey

Elizabeth Lindsey

Script Consultant

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David D'Anna

David D'Anna

Aerial Camera

William

William "Sky" Crosby

Additional Camera

Dwight Kondo

Dwight Kondo

Additional Camera

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Herb Kawainui Kāne

Herb Kawainui Kāne

Art Direction

Dominic Tidmarsh

Dominic Tidmarsh

Art Direction

Douglas Miles

Douglas Miles

Art Direction

Other Crew

Kekuhi Kanahele

Kekuhi Kanahele

Translator

Gaylord Holomalia

Gaylord Holomalia

Additional Music

Miki May

Miki May

Translator

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