Riley, eight, and her sister Raylene Dewiggins, five, were with their mom shopping for groceries at Costco in Kabul, Hawaii, when they realized the cashier, William Vana, looked like Disney’s Maui. Moana. . They smiled and yelled and walked over to the cashier saying Maui’s “Chee-hoo” brand.
The cashier did his best imitation of the character from the movie while portraying the children. Their lovely meeting in January 2018 was filmed and posted on YouTube by their mother and then widely broadcast.
Vana said he didn’t intend to look like a demigod. The 33-year-old explained, “I just grew my hair out to try something different, and after the movie I was like, ‘Wow, I look like that guy. “He didn’t even realize it had gone viral until his co-workers told him the next day, ‘Honestly, I’m not good with phones. I’m barely on social media, “Fana said.” I came to work yesterday and everyone was like, ‘Uh, this has gone viral.’ I was like, ‘Okay. ‘does that mean? “We highly doubt that Va’ana is Maui himself, or at least his reincarnation. Because we’re pretty sure Maui isn’t that good at tech either.
Sadly, about a year and a half after the Va’ana video was posted, it was announced on her Instagram that Va’ana is suffering from a rare brain disease called Moyamoya. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Moyamoya disease is caused by blockage of the arteries at the base of the brain.
The name of the disease means “puff of smoke,” and the disease is more prevalent in Asian countries than in other countries.
It is also more common in children. “Posted in the name of William Va’ana! A merciful request for prayer for William (also known as Maui) Va’ana as he undergoes brain surgery on Tuesday,” a person from the Vana family wrote on Tuesday. January 13, 2020.
Va’ana is an example of an everyday person displaying extraordinary character as he does his job.
