Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege 2005
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
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.
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.
Videos & Photos
All 0 Videos & 2 Photoscast
Full Cast & CrewP
Puhipau... Narrator (voice)
MAM
Manu Aluli Meyer... Herself - Philosopher of Education
... Himself
... Himself - Conservation Biologist
... Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou
NH
Nelson Ho... Himself - Sierra Club
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Release Date:
Dec 31, 2005 (United States)
Run Time:
57`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
Directors & Credit Writers
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Puhipau... Director
JL
Joan Lander... Director
Cast
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Puhipau... Narrator (voice)
MAM
Manu Aluli Meyer... Herself - Philosopher of Education
... Himself
... Himself - Conservation Biologist
... Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou
NH
Nelson Ho... Himself - Sierra Club
PN
Paul Neves... Himself - Royal Order of Kamehameha
... Himself
... Himself
KOT
Kahu o Terangi... Himself
... Herself - Kumu Hula
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Steve Hess... Himself - USGS Biological Resources
... Herself - Natural Area Specialist/Biologist
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Deborah Ward... Herself - Sierra Club
... Himself
... Herself
... Herself
... Herself
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Rose Tseng... Herself - University of Hawai'i at Hilo
... Himself - NASA