Quotes by Auli'i Cravalho

I go to an all-Hawaiian school, and we learn everything about being Hawaiian. We have a really deep respect for the water and the land. We say, mauka to makai, mountains to ocean. I believe if you take care of the ocean, the ocean will take care of you in return.

My friends have said, Wait, youre pretty, and you sing? What do you mean youre interested in science? I have to just hold my head and go, Do you hear yourself? By no means should you ever limit yourself because of what others think or because of their perceptions of what someone looks like in a certain field.

There are many wonderful themes from Moana that people discover, and I also hope theyre inspired to go on their own journeys and to learn more about the Polynesian culture, because were pretty great! Im so proud of the people the filmmakers talked to - the Oceanic Trust.