RNZ8 Aug, 2026 01:35 AM7 mins to readSinger Olivia Foa'i's voice is the first voice heard in the opening of Disney's Moana movie. Photo / SuppliedSinger Olivia Foa'i's voice is the first voice heard in the opening of Disney's Moana movie. Photo / SuppliedBy Elena Pasilio of RNZIn June of 2025, Olivia Foa’i boarded the MV Mataliki in Samoa bound for Fakaofo in Tokelau – a 24-hour voyage across a vast stretch of rolling Pacific ocean.She was returning to her grandfather’s homeland for the first time since she was a child.
Olivia Foa’i returns to Tokelau homeland after a lifetime away
Olivia Foa’i returned to her grandfather’s homeland in June 2025.







