Moana's Kakamora are based in real-life Pacific Island legend, ... Moana 2 brings back the Kakamora, coconut-cladded pirates who loom over the seas, using poisonous darts to paralyze their victims.

Moana and Co. again run afoul of those kooky coconut pirates of the Kakamora in a carbon-copy sequence – one of those little spear-wielding weirdos does join the core crew, which is a nice touch.

The creators shared several images and pieces of concept art from Moana 2 as well. This was Pirates of the Caribbean writer Dana Ledoux Miller’s first animated film, and when asked about joining ...