NEWS BRI E F S
KS Kapa ¯lama Student Selected for Title Role in Disney Feature
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n October 2015, Walt Disney Animation Studios announced Auli‘i Cravalho KSK’18 has been cast in its movie “Moana” as the voice of the title character. With hundreds auditioning for the part, across the Pacific islands, Cravalho was invited to audition after the film’s casting director remembered the Mililani native from an unrelated audition she had done earlier. “Auli‘i demonstrated a certain fearlessness in her auditions and call-backs,” said Director John Musker. “She has a playful, mischievous wit. She can project vulnerability, she doesn’t seem intimidated at all by the challenges ahead, and her Polynesian background has helped shape her connection to family, hard work and music. These are all qualities she shares with Moana.” “Moana” is a animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors’ unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui (voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson), and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, facing enormous fiery creatures against impossible odds. “Moana” is scheduled to sail into United States theatres on Nov. 23, 2016.
KSK sophomore Auli‘i Cravalho has been cast in the Disney movie “Moana” as the voice of the title character.
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The cast of students who will be embarking on this pioneering adventure for Kamehameha Schools.
KS Hawai‘i Cast Selected for Theater Festival in Scotland
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n October 2015, Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i announced 20 haumäna who were selected to travel to Scotland next August to participate in the 2016 American High School Theater Festival (AHSTF) at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the world’s largest performing arts festival. The troupe plans to perform an adaptation of an earlier hö‘ike based on the saga of Hina and Kapepe‘ekauila making it the first time that hula and ‘ölelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language) will be presented at this international festival, which has roots that date back to 1947. Along with it being the first time performing off-island for the program, KS Hawai‘i will be the first Kamehameha Schools campus, as well as the first Hawai‘i high school not located on O‘ahu, to perform at the prestigious festival. “As we look to the many tasks necessary to prepare for the journey, it is not difficult to feel overwhelmed and fearful,” said Makana Waikiki KSH’17, who along with cast mate Ku‘uhiapo Jeong KSH’18 came up with “Ka Lei Häweo‘ula O Ke Ao Hou” (The lei of the new beginnings of the new realm) as the theme for the trip. “But as our küpuna (ancestors) watched the foreboding red sky gradually lighten into day, we look to this experience as the dawn of a new chapter of life and learning,” Waikiki said. Members of the KS Hawai‘i cast include Daylan-Blake Kalai ’17, Damien
Stack ’18, Hansel Kaaumoana ’17, Jameson Sato ’18, Kaeo Cachola ’18, Alya Kanehailua ’17, Tiari Faagata ’18, Shariah Olomua ’17, Kamalanai Kekuewa ’17, Sierra Gleason ’18, Tenielle Nagareda ’17, Leiana Clark ’18, Hiwa Brown ’18, Pomai Longakit ’17, Alexia Iwamoto ’18, Makana Waikiki ’17, Kekuahiwi Woods ’19, Kuuhiapo Jeong ’18, Chalet Tauati ’18 and Kayla Enanoria ’20. The group is fundraising to support for the high cost of traveling to and attending the two-week festival, estimated at $213,000. Funds raised through their Hö‘ike that is presented in March, will be applied to the fundraising efforts. Supporters are encouraged to contact Choral Director Herb Mahelona KSK’85 at 808-982-0741 or theater kumu Eric Stack at 808-982-0713 for information on fundraising activities and other sponsorship opportunities.
A graphic was created to symbolically represent the trip. It depicts Hina, the wife of Hakalanileo of Hilo, watching from the cliffs of Ha ¯‘upu on Moloka‘i where she has been abducted by the chief Kapepe‘ekauila. Above, the canoes of her sons, Nı¯heu and Kana and their warriors arrive to rescue her and battle against Kapepe‘ekauila.