Her father,
Chief Tui (voice of Temuera Morrison, «Green Lantern»), however, does not want her near the water, and despite being surrounded by it, he harbors a deep fear for his little girl.
«Moana» stars Auli`i Cravalho as the voice of Moana, Dwayne Johnson as the voice of Maui, Temuera Morrison («Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones,» «Once Were Warriors,» «Six Days, Seven Nights») as Moana's no - nonsense father,
Chief Tui; Rachel House («Whale Rider,» «Hunt for Wilderpeople,» «Eagle vs Shark,» «Boy,» «White Lies») as Moana's trusted Gramma Tala; and Nicole Scherzinger (Grammy ® - nominated singer, West End's «Cats») as Moana's playful and strong - willed mother, Sina; Jemaine Clement («The BFG,» «Despicable Me,» «Rio,» «Rio 2,» «What We Do in the Shadows,» Flight of the Conchords) voices Tamatoa, a self - absorbed, 50 - foot crab; and Alan Tudyk («Zootopia,» «Wreck - It Ralph,» «Big Hero 6») lends his voice to stowaway rooster Heihei.
Her parents,
Chief Tui (Temuera Morrison) and Sina (Nicole Scherzinger) discourage this interest - the South Pacific may be beautiful but it is unforgiving.
Moana's father,
chief Tui (Temuera Morrison) is dead against it and tells his daughter to fear the ocean rather than embrace its wonder.
Against the wishes of her overprotective father
Chief Tui (Temuera Morrison), Moana begins exploring the waters around their remote island.
Not exact matches
Supporting the cast are Hamish Linklater as Cal Zapata, a scientist who mans the international satellite station in Hawaii that searches the skies for signs of life; Jesse Plemons as Jimmy «Ordy» Ord, a boatswain aboard USS John Paul Jones; New Zealander John
Tui as the ship's engine room expert,
Chief Petty Officer Walter «The Beast» Lynch; and, in his professional acting debut, U.S. Army Colonel Gregory D. Gadson, a battalion leader who lost both legs in Iraq in 2007.
Peter Long,
chief executive of
TUI Travel, one of the world's leading leisure travel companies, has met with the Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras to discuss the growth plans for the company in the country, one of its key destinations.
He will be joined by World Travel & Tourism Council president David Scowsill and
TUI China
chief executive Marcel Schneider who heads up the vertically integrated operator's China business.
He will be joined on the panel by
TUI UK & Ireland Distribution Director Nick Longman, P&O Cruises Managing Director Carol Marlow and lowcosttravelgroup.com
Chief Executive Paul Evans.
Delegates include tourism
chiefs from leading tourism and travel companies
TUI Europe, Thomas Cook India, CAISSA Touristic from China, Globus and the Japan Association of Travel Agents.
TUI Group
Chief Executive Peter Long will head up an impressive line - up of private sector speakers at the UNWTO&WTM Ministers» Summit, which will look at «How Tourism Can Prosper in Times of Uncertainly.»
Prior to joining
TUI, Sofer worked for GLH Hotels where he held senior financial and
chief executive roles.