The problematic Halloween costume is a bodysuit that gives kids brown tattooed skin like Maui’s. It was met with a firestorm of online criticism shortly after it was made available at Disney stores.

For my daughter’s fifth-grade current events homework this week, she chose to write about Disney’s decision to pull its Maui Halloween costumes, which many people deemed culturally inse… ...

However, Disney pulled its Maui costume two years earlier that featured a long-sleeved brown shirt with tattoos like those worn by Polynesian chiefs. The costume received international condemnation.

Kids might not be able to avoid the lure of popular, culturally appropriative costumes. But by focusing on appreciation instead of appropriation, you can help your child turn a disrespectful ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Disney said Wednesday it would no longer sell a boy's costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The getup depicts Maui — a ...

Disney’s latest Halloween costume has people moaning in protest. The costume for Polynesian God Maui from the upcoming film “Moana” is sparking outrage amongst social media users who find it ...

Since the movie’s 2016 debut, "Moana" Halloween costumes have been controversial. Minority groups say non-Polynesians dressing up as Moana and Maui, the story’s male lead, equals cultural ...

Kids can dress up as either the titular princess Moana or as Maui. There’s just, uh, one problem with the Maui costume. A description reads: ...