Dear Disney, Please Cast These Undiscovered Hawaii Teens For ‘Moana’

It’s only been three months since Disney announced the 2016 release of “Moana,” its next animated film, but we’re already expecting success of “Frozen” proportions.

Makamae Auwae
“I would be honored to lead the role of Moana because it would be a big opportunity to represent where I come from,” Auwae, 19, told HuffPost. “The Polynesian and Hawaiian cultures could teach the world the value of family and how respectful Polynesians are of the world around them, from navigating stars to taking care of the land that take cares of them.”

The Huffington Post