Aloha, Standing Above The Clouds feature film is making its world wide premiere in Toronto which is so very special, but know that the first showing was right here at Honoka’a Theatre for our families following protocol and ceremony at Mauna Kea and Manaua then a re-installment of the exhibit dedicated to the film and mana wahine of the movement at Makapala Retreat Center in Kohala. Film showings will be available in Hawai’i. Follow us here and at @standingabovetheclouds and @peaceisloud for more information and updates. Repost from @peaceisloud • Congratulations to the entire @standingabovetheclouds team on their world premiere at @hotdocs_ today! We know the impact that this film will have has only just begun, and we’re proud to be on this journey together. Find out more about the film and the impact campaign at the 🔗 link in our bio! • Credits: @jalena.kl (Director/Producer), @ambiespino (Producer), laulau_erin (Producer), @PuaCase (Protagonist/Co-producer), @ddiroy (Editor), @laritzalabouche (Composer), @micahmanaitai (Sound Designer), @multitudefilms (Executive Producers), @breaktide, @mkea.info
Aloha, Standing Above The Clouds feature film is making its world wide premiere in Toronto which is so very special, but know that the first showing was right here at Honoka’a Theatre for our families following protocol and ceremony at Mauna Kea and Manaua then a re-installment of the exhibit dedicated to the film and mana wahine of the movement at Makapala Retreat Center in Kohala. Film showings will be available in Hawai’i. Follow us here and at @standingabovetheclouds and @peaceisloud for more information and updates. Repost from @peaceisloud • Congratulations to the entire @standingabovetheclouds team on their world premiere at @hotdocs_ today! We know the impact that this film will have has only just begun, and we’re proud to be on this journey together. Find out more about the film and the impact campaign at the 🔗 link in our bio! • Credits: @jalena.kl (Director/Producer), @ambiespino (Producer), laulau_erin (Producer), @PuaCase (Protagonist/Co-producer), @ddiroy (Editor), @laritzalabouche (Composer), @micahmanaitai (Sound Designer), @multitudefilms (Executive Producers), @breaktide, @mkea.info
Kohala, Waimea, Hāmākua, please show up at the meeting if you can. Pōhakuloa, at the base of the mauna needs us all, the waters of Ka’ohe flow from the mountain under her lands, we hear and know well the sound of the bombing and the destruction and desecration to the heart lands of our people. It’s hard to attend but let’s do it for the ‘Āina, for the mauna, for the wai and for each other. See you there. Aloha nui.
Kohala, Waimea, Hāmākua, please show up at the meeting if you can. Pōhakuloa, at the base of the mauna needs us all, the waters of Ka’ohe flow from the mountain under her lands, we hear and know well the sound of the bombing and the destruction and desecration to the heart lands of our people. It’s hard to attend but let’s do it for the ‘Āina, for the mauna, for the wai and for each other. See you there. Aloha nui.
Kohala, Waimea, Hāmākua, please show up at the meeting if you can. Pōhakuloa, at the base of the mauna needs us all, the waters of Ka’ohe flow from the mountain under her lands, we hear and know well the sound of the bombing and the destruction and desecration to the heart lands of our people. It’s hard to attend but let’s do it for the ‘Āina, for the mauna, for the wai and for each other. See you there. Aloha nui.
Kohala, Waimea, Hāmākua, please show up at the meeting if you can. Pōhakuloa, at the base of the mauna needs us all, the waters of Ka’ohe flow from the mountain under her lands, we hear and know well the sound of the bombing and the destruction and desecration to the heart lands of our people. It’s hard to attend but let’s do it for the ‘Āina, for the mauna, for the wai and for each other. See you there. Aloha nui.
Congratulations to the entire team of Standing Above the Clouds especially Jalena Keane-Lee, Amber Espinosa-Jones and Erin Lau who documented our story covering six years. Mahalo to Mauna a Wākea for leading, guiding, protecting and correcting us every step of the way. So very proud of everyone connected to the film. The Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary, which recognizes the producers of a film in the International Spectrum program that has the greatest potential to create social impact, went to Erin Lau and Amber Espinosa-Jones of Standing Above the Clouds (D: Jalena Keane-Lee | P: Erin Lau, Amber Espinosa-Jones | USA | 2024 | 85 min), chronicling the journey of three Native Hawaiian families as they risk it all to defend their sacred mountain where the Thirty Meter Telescope is set to be built on Mauna Kea. The $10,000 cash prize accompanying the Award will help enable the winning film team to optimize the impact of the documentary through outreach and marketing activities. Jury Statement: “A devastating inside look at a powerful grassroots protest led by women and elders to protect our nature and future from commercialisation and the damning indifference of bystanders. This film is a fight for Indigenous peoples. One that may make you uncomfortable by pointing out your complicity in mother nature’s destruction by sheer inaction. The International Feature Competition Jury is proud to confer Jalena Keane-Lee, a worthy firebrand, the Bill Nemtin Award for her film, Standing Above the Clouds. We applaud her courage to bring a marginalised, Indigenous community and their resounding call for environmental justice to the foreground.”
Congratulations to the entire team of Standing Above the Clouds especially Jalena Keane-Lee, Amber Espinosa-Jones and Erin Lau who documented our story covering six years. Mahalo to Mauna a Wākea for leading, guiding, protecting and correcting us every step of the way. So very proud of everyone connected to the film. The Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary, which recognizes the producers of a film in the International Spectrum program that has the greatest potential to create social impact, went to Erin Lau and Amber Espinosa-Jones of Standing Above the Clouds (D: Jalena Keane-Lee | P: Erin Lau, Amber Espinosa-Jones | USA | 2024 | 85 min), chronicling the journey of three Native Hawaiian families as they risk it all to defend their sacred mountain where the Thirty Meter Telescope is set to be built on Mauna Kea. The $10,000 cash prize accompanying the Award will help enable the winning film team to optimize the impact of the documentary through outreach and marketing activities. Jury Statement: “A devastating inside look at a powerful grassroots protest led by women and elders to protect our nature and future from commercialisation and the damning indifference of bystanders. This film is a fight for Indigenous peoples. One that may make you uncomfortable by pointing out your complicity in mother nature’s destruction by sheer inaction. The International Feature Competition Jury is proud to confer Jalena Keane-Lee, a worthy firebrand, the Bill Nemtin Award for her film, Standing Above the Clouds. We applaud her courage to bring a marginalised, Indigenous community and their resounding call for environmental justice to the foreground.”
Contemplation and preparation for upcoming Solstice Ceremonies and the agreed upon commitment to connect all over the world with prayer and action, prayerful action for liberation and justice, aligning to the heart of our sacred places, everything we need to continue, uplifting the work and each other. E hō mai ka ‘ike, E hō mai ka ikaika, E hō mai ke Akamai, E hō mai ka maopopo Pono, E hō mai ka ‘ike pāpālua, E hō mai ka mana. Amama, ua noa a lele wale. For Mauna Kea I Moananuiākea which includes all mountains, lands, waters, oceans and people. #protectmaunakea #stopgenocide #aolerimpac
World Peace and Prayer Day from Mauna a Wākea.
In commemoration of June 24, 2015 the mauna has been adorned today as it has been each year to honor the lāhui and to express our gratitude to Mauna Kea for every single blessing we have received because of our commitment to protect the piko, the sacred, the ancestor. Eō!
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION WILL BE SETTING UP A PANEL TO DECIDE ON TMT’S FUTURE! Mahalo to those who signed up for Section 206 Consultation and all who signed the form builder to make their voices heard to not fund the TMT. Please stand by for further requests for Actions regarding NSF and most importantly, stay the course, the mountain is still sacred and we are still here! #AoleTMT #ProtectMaunaKea #WeAreMaunaKea #NationalScienceFoundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECN-kB7zAjs Today we wear our red and offer our prayers with all of you..mahalo to those who do the work everyday to find our missing relatives, to get justice for those gone too soon and to make changes so this does not keep happening in our Indigenous communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECN-kB7zAjs
For those of you who are interested in the National Science Board Meeting: Thursday, May 2: https://youtube.com/live/LbXG5bYTzGA?feature=share. At 7:35 Hawai`i time (1:35 – 2:10 p.m.EST) During an open meeting of the Awards and Facilities Committee, members will get an update on the Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract and the NSF Director will share and discuss the agency’s decision process for the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program (USELT). *************** IF you are interested in the entire meeting, see below, times are Eastern Standard time. OPEN SESSIONS (8:30 – 9:50 a.m EST). NSB Chair Dan Reed will highlight the Board’s accomplishments over the last two years and offer reflections on the road ahead. Following his remarks, the Chair and NSF Director will recognize the NSB Members Class of 2018 – 2024 for their service to the Board and the agency. 10:05 – 10:50 a.m. NSB member and University of Michigan Professor of Education Deborah Ball will moderate a discussion with the 2024 Vannevar Bush, Science and Society, and Alan T. Waterman Award winners: Vannevar Bush: John Hennessy Science & Society: Sheri McGuffin & Eric Wooldridge Science & Society: Paul Sandberg on behalf of the National Academy of Inventors Waterman Award: Muyinatu “Bisi” Bell Waterman Award: Katrina Claw Waterman Award: Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio 11:05 – 11:40 a.m. The NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review will share its preliminary policy recommendations. 1:35 – 2:10 p.m. During an open meeting of the Awards and Facilities Committee, members will get an update on the Antarctic Science and Engineering Support Contract and the NSF Director will share and discuss the agency’s decision process for the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program (USELT).
Mahalo to KAHEA for providing this summary and to the organizations who collaborated to gather your feedback to ensure that our collective voice would be heard. REPOST FROM KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance Mahalo to YOU for the thousands of emails telling the National Science Foundation (NSF) Board leaders and Director not to fund construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea! UPDATE: Today the NSF Board met in Washington D.C. for a update on the process of determining whether to fund an extremely large telescope (ELT), and if so – which one? The TMT or the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT)? What we learned: – NSF recommended capping total funding for either ELT at $1.6 billion. – The NSF director is convening a panel to provide input to him on whether to advance either of the ELT projects (GMT or TMT) to the final stage. He stressed this is not a decision to construct ANY telescopes. – The new panel will separately assess: (1) progress since preliminary design phase; (2) partnerships and resources; (3) risks and risk mitigation; (4) governance models; (5) scientific complementarity to European ELT; (6) opportunities for early career scientist access; (7) engagement of the public; and, (😎 the impact of supporting a project on agency resources in design, construction, and operation phases. The NSF Director is currently convening this panel, the main question for which is to assess the “readiness” of the ELT projects. The panel is to provide its report in September 2023. Then the NSF Director will update NSF, Congress, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy. We will update as we learn more about these NSF processes and what they mean for Mauna Kea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbXG5bYTzGA (start at 2:05:00 min)
Aloha Waimea and neighboring communities. I’ll be there today! Mahalo.
In between two film screenings in Seattle this week and teaching at schools, Kapulei and members of the film team were able to visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience which is featuring several of her photos of elders on Mauna Kea. As our mission is to be a constant presence for the mauna, Standing Above the Clouds and the upcoming Ho’omana exhibit at Mānoa are two ways of assuring that we are fulfilling our heartfelt commitment to Mauna Kea. The mauna is everywhere and we keep rising like a mighty wave.
In between two film screenings in Seattle this week and teaching at schools, Kapulei and members of the film team were able to visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience which is featuring several of her photos of elders on Mauna Kea. As our mission is to be a constant presence for the mauna, Standing Above the Clouds and the upcoming Ho’omana exhibit at Mānoa are two ways of assuring that we are fulfilling our heartfelt commitment to Mauna Kea. The mauna is everywhere and we keep rising like a mighty wave.
In between two film screenings in Seattle this week and teaching at schools, Kapulei and members of the film team were able to visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience which is featuring several of her photos of elders on Mauna Kea. As our mission is to be a constant presence for the mauna, Standing Above the Clouds and the upcoming Ho’omana exhibit at Mānoa are two ways of assuring that we are fulfilling our heartfelt commitment to Mauna Kea. The mauna is everywhere and we keep rising like a mighty wave.
In between two film screenings in Seattle this week and teaching at schools, Kapulei and members of the film team were able to visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience which is featuring several of her photos of elders on Mauna Kea. As our mission is to be a constant presence for the mauna, Standing Above the Clouds and the upcoming Ho’omana exhibit at Mānoa are two ways of assuring that we are fulfilling our heartfelt commitment to Mauna Kea. The mauna is everywhere and we keep rising like a mighty wave.
In between two film screenings in Seattle this week and teaching at schools, Kapulei and members of the film team were able to visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience which is featuring several of her photos of elders on Mauna Kea. As our mission is to be a constant presence for the mauna, Standing Above the Clouds and the upcoming Ho’omana exhibit at Mānoa are two ways of assuring that we are fulfilling our heartfelt commitment to Mauna Kea. The mauna is everywhere and we keep rising like a mighty wave.
In between two film screenings in Seattle this week and teaching at schools, Kapulei and members of the film team were able to visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience which is featuring several of her photos of elders on Mauna Kea. As our mission is to be a constant presence for the mauna, Standing Above the Clouds and the upcoming Ho’omana exhibit at Mānoa are two ways of assuring that we are fulfilling our heartfelt commitment to Mauna Kea. The mauna is everywhere and we keep rising like a mighty wave.
In between two film screenings in Seattle this week and teaching at schools, Kapulei and members of the film team were able to visit the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience which is featuring several of her photos of elders on Mauna Kea. As our mission is to be a constant presence for the mauna, Standing Above the Clouds and the upcoming Ho’omana exhibit at Mānoa are two ways of assuring that we are fulfilling our heartfelt commitment to Mauna Kea. The mauna is everywhere and we keep rising like a mighty wave.
