That vessel — a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus — would even influence the Disney blockbuster “Moana” decades later.

As Maui is struggling to keep Nalo away from the canoe, Moana decides to switch their approach. She sends Maui directly to ...

I’m certainly intrigued about what they are referring to when it comes to Pua being on the adventure this time around, and how his arrival on the canoe will change Moana’s adventuring.