Stars:
Nainoa Thompson
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Moses Goods
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Rubellite Johnson
From the earliest voyagers who navigated by starlight to the discovery of habitable planets by astronomers, Rock Bottom Riser examines the all-encompassing encounters of an island world at sea. As lava continues to flow from the earthโs core on the island of Hawaiiโposing an imminent dangerโa crisis mounts. Astronomers plan to build the worldโs largest telescope on Hawaiiโs most sacred and revered mountain, Mauna Kea. Based on ancient Polynesian navigation, the arrival of Christian missionaries, and the observatoryโs ability to capture the origins of the universe, Rock Bottom Riser surveys the influence of settler colonialism, the search for intelligent life, and the discovery of new worlds as we peer into our own planetโs existence.