L’a’u Pele Moana (My darling Moana) is the name of a 1975 song by legendary Samoan band, The Golden Ali'is. Amituanai has shared that this love song, iconic to her parent’s generation, is about the sense of remorse that flows from having lost a lover due to an act of unfaithfulness. In Samoa, ‘Moana’ can be a woman’s name, but is also the term used for the Pacific Ocean. The song can be read as a love song for the lands and connections left behind in pursuit of new opportunities, as well a lament for ways in which we have become unfaithful to the ocean that is so fundamental to life.