I think when you go to Hawaii, you'll notice the ambience, and you'll notice everyone is friendly because we all kind of think for each other.
I think when everyone found out I was Moana, we got banana bread practically every night of the week. Aside from that, it's been really normal!
I credit my singing to my mom because she didn't give me a binky when I was a baby. I cried and screamed for the first six months - my mom would say four years of my life - and I developed wonderful lungs.
I'm kind of an animated person. I was given this really big blessing that my voice just kind of carries the emotion.
Moana is an incredible heroine. She's strong... She's got her two feet firmly planted. She's definitely grounded.
I love our Polynesian designs, whether or not it is coming from Samoa, as I have some of my designs coming from, or right from home in O'ahu.
I have a lot in common with Moana. I mean, we both grew up on islands. We both are deeply rooted in our culture.
I love that Moana is a heroine, and I hope people take that away, and that you most certainly can be the heroine, or hero, of your own story.
There are many wonderful themes from 'Moana' that people discover, and I also hope they're inspired to go on their own journeys and to learn more about the Polynesian culture, because we're pretty great! I'm so proud of the people the filmmakers talked to - the Oceanic Trust.
