Stories of the Pacific Islands In the canoe house on Guam in about 2010, I meet with my teacher and mentor, the late Manny Sikau, a master navigator from Polowat Atoll. We are discussing the manuscript of my novel, Brothers of the Fire Star.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moana, Disney’s just-released animated movie, tells the story of a Polynesian princess who, with a huge, tattooed ...