What goddess loses her heart in Moana?

The goddess who loses her heart in *Moana* is Te Fiti.

Te Fiti is a living island goddess associated with nature and the power to create life. Her heart is a small green pounamu stone, and the film presents it as the source of her creative power. The demigod Maui steals it, hoping to give humanity the ability to create.

Maui’s theft has disastrous consequences. Te Fiti disintegrates, Maui loses the heart in the ocean, and the volcanic demon Te Kā begins spreading darkness and blight across the islands. The ocean later chooses Moana to return the stone and restore the goddess.

A major reveal comes near the climax: Te Kā is actually Te Fiti, transformed and corrupted by the loss of her heart. Moana recognizes this and returns the stone, restoring Te Fiti and healing the damaged ocean and islands. A common mix-up is confusing Te Fiti with Te Kā, Sina, or Pele; Te Kā is the transformed antagonist, while Te Fiti is the goddess whose heart must be restored.