‘Te Mana o Te Moana’ means ‘The Spirit of the Ocean’ and was the name of a journey across the Pacific Ocean that a fleet of seven traditional-style voyaging canoes (Vaka Moana) undertook in 2011/2012. The film chronicles this epic voyage of a group of over 100 Pan-Pacific Islanders, who for the first time ever, were sailing across the vast continent of water they call home to carry a message of stewardship for the ocean.