David Eggleton & Richard Wallace (Wild Cards Aotearoa) with Otis Mace Poet David Eggleton and musician Richard Wallis combine to present a comic and lyric portrait of Aotearoa New ...

Instead of heading to Bora Bora, I discovered Polynesian culture while trailing George Forster, one of the world’s first ...

After months of exhausting rehearsals, the curtain is set to rise on Disney’s “Moana Jr.” The cast of this musical, presented ...

The original plan for Moana 2 was for the feature film to be a Disney+ streaming series, which would not have been the right ...

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Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had si ...

The vessel, known for its luxury voyages in French Polynesia, now features transformed spaces, enhanced guest amenities and ...

Myths and Maidens Part 1 We’ve all seen her, the hula girl swinging from the dashboard, the sultry South Seas siren smiling languidly in postcards, and the alluring topless native belle telling you to ...

This Disney-animated movie follows the story of Moana, the eldest daughter of the village chief Tui, who sets out on a journey to return the goddess Te Fiti's heart after it was stolen by Maui, a ...

Actor Maiava Nathaniel Lees has played characters in some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings — and he says the secret to doing so is to understand ...

Auliʻi Cravalho, a Hawaiian actress and singer, was the voice of Moana. Louise Bush voices Moana as a toddler. With reference to Polynesian mythology, Moana is presented as the fearless daughter of a ...

Moana 2” choreographer Tiana Liufau talked about culture as the blockbuster hit is now available on DVD. Liufau heads the dance company Nonosina based in Anaheim, which is celebrating ...