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in which the eponymous native Samoan kid lies in the shallow surf, looking up at his beloved Fa’angase as she eats little fish and basks in his teenage adoration. It’s one of those peerless ...

With “Moana 2,” like its predecessor “Moana,” set in ancient Polynesia, the movie carries a connection for Tagovailoa, a native of Hawaii who is of Samoan ancestry. “When you look at it ...