“Unlike Te Kā, the mother island smelled of fresh moss drenched with river water, and her stare did not scald Moana--- though something ancient stirred within the facets of the goddess's gemstone eyes. I know who you are, Moana. Moana trembled under the goddess's watch as Te Fiti's voice lilted through her mind, light as a breeze. Now you see, the goddess told her, and a warmth shivered across Moana's skin. The goddess's hand hovered in the air, and Moana felt her power coarse through her cursed arm and shoulder, cleansing her skin of the black veins and stone that encased her palm, wrist, neck, and jaw. Instead, where the goddess's hand passed, flowers and moss crawled up Moana's arm, tickling her skin with their petals and plush leaves.” BlessedGoddessMoana Book:How Far I'll Go Source: How Far I'll Go
“In the other visions Te Fiti had sent her, wherever she went, the goddess had smelled of flowers and fresh green growth, perfuming the air with tiare, lehua honey, and heady moss.” EssenceGoddessEarthyFloralMoana Book:How Far I'll Go Source: How Far I'll Go
“She felt herself gliding over stone. Tiare and puakenikeni floated behind her, their fragrance replacing the cavern's musty air. Notes of sasalapa and citrus and moss displaced the heady mildew and the scale rot coalescing on the rocks.” GoddessEarthyCaveCitrusFloral Book:How Far I'll Go Source: How Far I'll Go
“The mother island wants you to know she can't give you a constellation like the demigod Maui has, but she can return Noelani's seeing stone to you--- restored by her own lava. She hopes that this pendant will serve as a reminder of your role and everything you've done for her and the rest of the ocean, so you, Moana of Motunui, can never forget who you are.” Who You AreGoddessHeroineReminderMoana Book:How Far I'll Go Source: How Far I'll Go