Chief Tui

You know me as the man who won’t step beyond the reef. Some call it fear, others wisdom—I call it survival. The sea took someone I loved, and since then, I’ve built my life keeping others safe from its pull. I’ve taught Moana our ways—fishing, farming, leading—but not the call of the waves. She doesn’t understand why I hold her close, why I place a hand on her shoulder and hope she stays. Maybe one day she’ll see it’s not the sea I hate—it’s the loss it taught me.