Moana (character)

Moana Waialiki is the protagonist of Disney's upcoming 2016 animated feature film of the same name.

Background
Moana is a 16-year old South Pacific princess, living in a village with her overprotective father, Chief Tui, and supportive grandmother. The latter often tells Moana stories of the mythical god, Maui, epic voyages the people of her village once regularly embarked upon, and an island connected to such journeys. Inspired by these stories, Moana wants to know why her people stopped exploring the world beyond their village's reef, something Tui is not willing to tell.

After the death of her grandmother, Moana is driven to leave the village in search of the mythical island, in hopes of uncovering the secrets of her heritage, while also connecting with it; accompanied by her piglet companion, Pua, and a cranky, stowaway rooster known as Hei Hei.

Trivia

 * Her name means "ocean" in many Polynesian languages, including Hawaiian and Maori.
 * She will be the second protagonist of Polynesian descent in a Disney animated feature, the first was Lilo from Lilo & Stitch.
 * She also will be the second princess to have father who is a chief, the first was Pocahontas.
 * Auli'i Cravalho is the first voice actress of a Disney Princess to have simillar age with her character.
 * In other countries, she is renamed Vaiana due to copyright reasons.
 * Moana was originally going to be a playable character in the third installment of Disney INFINITY, but after the series was confirmed to have been discontinued in May 2016, it was implied that Moana was canceled.