Born was the Mountain – Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder

Last week we released Aloha ‘Āina, the second film in our Shifting
Landscapes documentary film series, which tells the story of how
acclaimed Native Hawaiian poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio
brought her poetry and love of the land to the forefront of the
movement to protect the sacred Mauna Kea from the construction of a
thirty-meter telescope. To complement the film, we’re returning to
an investigative story we published several years ago when moves to
begin construction first ignited protest at the foot of the
mountain. Written by Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder, this
story—rich with the voices and chants of Mauna Kea land
protectors—traces the collision of values that continues to play
out on the mountain, giving a depth of context to the promise of
guardianship maintained by the Kanaka Maoli community. Read the
transcript. Watch the film Aloha ‘Āina, by Adam Loften and Emmanuel
Vaughan-Lee, the first in our four-part Shifting Landscapes
documentary film series. Photo by Kapulei Flores. Learn more about
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