Tui

Tui is a character in the Disney animated feature film Moana. He is the father of Waialiki and the Chief of Motunui.

Personality
Tui is the chief of the people on the island of Motunui. He is aquaphobic to the point of prohibiting his family and villagers from venturing beyond the island’s outer reef, though the reasons behind such law enforcement have rarely been discussed but. In the days of his youth, Tui and his best friend took a boat out into the ocean in the middle of the night. During their sail, they were struck by rough seas that destroyed their vessel. Tui's friend drowned into the dark depths of the ocean, and the former has forever feared (in his heartbreak) that the same fate may claim his people should they journey beyond the sanctity of their island's barrier reef.

Despite his concern towards Moana's love for the sea, Tui sees greatness in his daughter; he pressures her to follow his footsteps by becoming chief once his time as ruler comes to an end, having held this dream close to his heart since the day of Moana's birth.