Step Aboard Hokuleʻa: How this Real-Life Voyaging Canoe Inspired Moana

Moana has been such an inspirational force for so many people around the world.  The film has touched not only Polynesians, but people from every walk of life.  So, what inspired Disney filmmakers to send a teenager on a wayfinding quest in a voyaging canoe? In their research for Moana, Ron Clements, John Musker and…

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