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.
Directors: Joan Lander, Puhipau.
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Puhipau as Narrator (voice) |
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Manu Aluli Meyer as Herself - Philosopher of Education |
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Keawe Vredenburg as Himself |
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Sam 'Ohukani'ōhi'a Gon as Himself - Conservation Biologist |
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Kealoha Pisciotta as Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou |
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Nelson Ho as Himself - Sierra Club |
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Paul Neves as Himself - Royal Order of Kamehameha |
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Hanalei Fergerstrom as Himself |
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Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole as Himself |
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Kahu o Terangi as Himself |
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Pualani Kanahele as Herself - Kumu Hula |
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Steve Hess as Himself - USGS Biological Resources |
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Julie A.K. Leialoha as Herself - Natural Area Specialist/Biologist |
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Deborah Ward as Herself - Sierra Club |
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Moses Kealamakia as Himself |
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Catherine Robbins as Herself |
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Kekuhi Kanahele as Herself |
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Sayako Kuroda as Herself |
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Rose Tseng as Herself - University of Hawai'i at Hilo |
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Kenneth Kumor as Himself - NASA |
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Brad Finney as Himself - Environmental Engineer |
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Maxine Kaha'ulelio as Herself |
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Everett Franco as Himself |
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Fred Chaffee as Himself - W. M. Keck Observatory |
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Victoria Holt Takamine as Herself - 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition |
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Rolf-Peter Kudritzki as Himself - UH Institute for Astronomy |
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Tom Peek as Himself |
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Abraham Kamakawiwo'ole as Himself |
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Anthony Ako as Himself |
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Kapono Souza as Himself |
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Clarence Kukauakahi Ching as Himself |
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Pi'ilani Smith as Herself |
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Hanalei Soli Niheu as Himself |
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Mikahala Roy as Herself |
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Peter Michaud as Himself - Gemini Observatory |
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John Lee as Himself - NASA |
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Charles Young as Himself |
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor as Himself |
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Roselyn Smith as Herself |
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Tom Geballe as Himself |
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Michael Vittorio as Himself |
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Rita Colwell as Herself |
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Dickie Nelson as Himself |
| Sound | Brother Noland | Music |
| Crew | Gaylord Holomalia | Additional Music |
| Art | Herb Kawainui Kāne | Art Direction |
| Art | Dominic Tidmarsh | Art Direction |
| Art | Douglas Miles | Art Direction |
| Camera | David D'Anna | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | William "Sky" Crosby | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Dwight Kondo | Additional Camera |
| Crew | Kekuhi Kanahele | Translator |
| Crew | Miki May | Translator |
| Writing | Elizabeth Lindsey | Script Consultant |
| Directing | Joan Lander | Director |
| Directing | Puhipau | Director |
