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