{"id":76945,"date":"2018-04-05T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=76945"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:13:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:13:06","slug":"nicole-scherzinger-in-hawaiian-language-moana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/04\/05\/nicole-scherzinger-in-hawaiian-language-moana\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Scherzinger to reprise role in Hawaiian-language version of Disney\u2019s Moana"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Nicole Scherzinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Multi-platinum recording artist and actress Nicole Scherzinger will join the all-Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> cast in a reprisal of her role as Sina in the Hawaiian-language version of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Scherzinger joins fellow Native Hawaiian Auliʻi<\/span> Cravalho as members of the original cast who are returning to their roles in the hit feature. This is the first time a Disney picture has been re-recorded in Hawaiian.<\/p>\n

“I’m so excited to reprise my role as Sina for the Hawaiian-language version of Moana,” said Scherzinger, who is part Native Hawaiian and was born in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. “I can’t wait for everyone to experience this beloved movie in ʻ\u014dlelo<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, giving us all the opportunity to watch something that we already know and love in a language that is so special to us.”<\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s Academy for Creative Media System<\/a> is funding and coordinating this collaborative project—with the goal of sharing the film for educational purposes in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and beyond. The collaborative production joins faculty and staff from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>—West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a>, University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> and Honolulu Community College<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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