π Overview:
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 NΔ Maka o ka 'Δina ("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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
2005-12-31
β Running Time:
57 mins
β Vote Average:
0.0
Beloved Cast
Narrator (voice)
Puhipau
Herself - Philosopher of Education
Manu Aluli Meyer
Himself
Keawe Vredenburg
Himself - Conservation Biologist
Sam 'Ohukani'Εhi'a Gon
Herself - Mauna Kea Anaina Hou
Kealoha Pisciotta
Himself - Sierra Club
Nelson Ho
Himself - Royal Order of Kamehameha
Paul Neves
Himself
Hanalei Fergerstrom
Himself
Reynolds Kamakawiwo'ole
Himself
Kahu o Terangi
Herself - Kumu Hula
Pualani Kanahele
Himself - USGS Biological Resources
Steve Hess
Herself - Natural Area Specialist/Biologist
Julie A.K. Leialoha
Herself - Sierra Club
Deborah Ward
Himself
Moses Kealamakia
Herself
Catherine Robbins
Herself
Kekuhi Kanahele
Herself
Sayako Kuroda
Herself - University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Rose Tseng
Himself - NASA
Kenneth Kumor
Himself - Environmental Engineer
Brad Finney
Herself
Maxine Kaha'ulelio
Himself
Everett Franco
Himself - W. M. Keck Observatory
Fred Chaffee
Herself - 'Ilio'ulaokalani Coalition
Victoria Holt Takamine
Himself - UH Institute for Astronomy
Rolf-Peter Kudritzki
Himself
Tom Peek
Himself
Abraham Kamakawiwo'ole
Himself
Anthony Ako
Himself
Kapono Souza
Himself
Clarence Kukauakahi Ching
Herself
Pi'ilani Smith
Himself
Hanalei Soli Niheu
Herself
Mikahala Roy
Himself - Gemini Observatory
Peter Michaud
Himself - NASA
John Lee
Himself
Charles Young
Himself
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Herself
Roselyn Smith
Himself
Tom Geballe
Himself
Michael Vittorio
Herself
Rita Colwell
Himself
Dickie Nelson
