In 2016, Disney introduced audiences to its first Polynesian princess in the film, Moana . Moana tells the story of Moana of Motunui, who disobeys her father and ventures off of her dying island to restore the heart of Te Fiti. The heart had been stolen by the demigod Maui, and it must be restored, or Moanas island will continue to die, and her people will starve. The movie was an immediate hit,...
