exclaimed

This specific phrase — already exclaimed often by Maui throughout the first film — is a fa’aumu or an expression of emotion in Samoan culture, and it holds great significance throughout Pacific Island communities at large.

Adebimpe exclaimed between bites of mushroom tagliatelle, adopting a bumpkin commentator’s voice.

“And here we are,” she exclaimed, to roars of approval.

“Every time someone finished voting, everyone applauded,” she exclaimed.

After I praised the suppleness of her voice, LuPone exclaimed, “She has stagecraft!”