A light-up Maui statue and several Aulani plush characters are now available at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. We found ...

But she is Disney's most empowered princess. Moana’s desire for cultural tradition speaks to me personally. But clearly, this isn’t just a film for people with Polynesian heritage.

Moana’s tattoo is another nuance. Not only is it a symbol of her newly acquired powers, it is reflective of the tattoos Polynesian women get.

What Maui’s tattoos in ‘Moana’ say about Polynesia’s tattoo culture Tattoos in places like Samoa, Tonga, and Hawai‘i can signify a sacred oath to protect and honor one’s community.

Warning: This story contains spoilers about Moana 2. In Polynesian culture, tattoos are incredibly meaningful, generally representing aspects of one's family, history, and cultural legend. Beyond ...

Auli’i Cravalho is full of “Polynesian pride” at the U.K. premiere for the long-awaited sequel of Disney ‘s Moana. She and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, returning in Moana 2 to reprise ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) — The jury tasked with deciding whether Walt Disney's 2016 blockbuster movie "Moana" infringed the work of an animator who created a story about a teenage surfer years earlier ...

As Cravalho pointed out, the core of the “Moana” movies is found in Polynesian culture, and real stories she heard while growing up. “I can see a million different directions that her story ...

Disney’s Moana 2 opens in theaters this week, continuing the story of Moana, voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho, as she reunites with Maui (Dwayne Johnson) and a new crew of “unlikely seafarers”.