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Native Hawaiian mother-daughter activists stand to protect their sacred Mauna Kea.
When a massive thirty meter telescope is proposed to be built on Mauna Kea, kiaʻi (protectors) in Hawaiʻi and around the world dedicate their lives to protecting the sacred mountain from further destruction. Through the lenses of mothers and daughters from three Native Hawaiian families, the film explores intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding cultural tradition.
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Standing Above The Clouds Preview
Preview: 9/10/2026 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
When a massive thirty meter telescope is proposed to be built on Mauna Kea, kiaʻi (protectors) in Hawaiʻi and around the world dedicate their lives to protecting the sacred mountain from further destruction. Through the lenses of mothers and daughters from three Native Hawaiian families, the film explores intergenerational healing and the impacts of safeguarding cultural tradition.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(gentle music) - [Narrator 1] We take care of our land as we take care of our ohana, our family.
(gentle music) - [Narrator 2] And rest assured, we will do whatever it takes to protect these ancestral places.
(gentle music) And not just for this generation, but for the many generations to come.
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