Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

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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...

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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