Singer and actress Auli’i Cravalho is well-known for her role in Disney’s “Moana,” and reprised her role in the new sequel to the beloved film “Moana 2.” Cravalho is connected to her character’s culture through her own Native Hawaiian descent, but she also has Puerto Rican, Chinese, Irish, and Portuguese heritage. Cravalho has shared how she connected with her mixed heritage through the foods she ate at home and says that homemade pasteles and arroz con gandules were “staples” in her family’s fridge. Puerto Ricans in Hawaii, known as Borinkis, have established roots on the islands after migrating in the 1900s to work on plantations. #AuliiCravalho #Moana #Moana2 #Hawaii #NativeHawaiian #HawaiianActress #PuertoRico #Boricua #Portuguese #Chinese #Irish #Disney #MoanaMovie #PacificIslander #LatinaPower #Poderosa #HLOG #HawaiianCulture