About Etienne Raapoto
Born 1951. Etienne Raapoto is a journalist.
Etienne Raapoto (born 19 March 1951) is a French Polynesian journalist and television presenter who presented the news in Reo Tahiti on Polynésie la 1ère for nearly 40 years. He is the son of former Maohi Protestant Church president Samuel Raapoto and the brother of academic Jean-Marius Raapoto and linguist Turo Raapoto.
Following his retirement he was part of the team which translated the Disney film Moana into Reo Tahiti.
In June 2020 he was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui.
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