As Disney brings Lilo & Stitch into live-action for a new generation, the studio has taken a crucial step beyond just visual storytelling: it’s anchoring the film in the cultural and spiritual heart of Hawaiʻi.

Finally, a genuinely appealing Disney live-action remake. So far, these reimaginings of classic animated films have been a mixed bag of uncanny photorealistic computer-generated animals (“The Lion

Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten. And in the world of Disney live-action remakes, "Lilo & Stitch" is now firmly in that ohana forever. The original film was first released in 2002 as an animated feature.