and a dozen years later was stunned when he saw so many of his ideas in “Moana.” Both “tell the story about a teenager who ...

Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday.

Moana 2 lands on Disney+ as co-director Dana Ledoux Miller discusses its evolution from series to blockbuster.

Moana 2 swims onto Disney+ on March 12, and the film is set to reach a final box office milestone before its release.

(AP) - Was “Moana” based on a boy named Bucky ... stolen to create the Walt Disney Co.'s 2016 hit about a questing Polynesian princess, whose sequel was among the biggest hits of last year.

Disney has been cleared of copyright infringement in a lawsuit over the animated film ‘Moana’. The case represents one of ...

Both include Polynesian demigods as major characters, with the figures of Maui, Te Fiti and a fiery volcano goddess in “Moana” clearly counterparts of the divine characters in “Bucky.” ...

Both “involve protagonists who learn about ancient Polynesian culture during a sea ... said no one at Disney saw his work, and that “Moana” was developed through the same cultural research ...

“Moana” earned nearly $700 million at the ... befriends a group of Native Hawaiian youth and goes on a quest that includes time travel to the ancient islands and interactions with demigods ...