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Young sisters mistake cashier for Maui from ‘Moana’ and he graciously played along

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Young sisters mistake cashier for Maui from ‘Moana’ and he graciously played along
Two young sisters were extremely excited when they thought they’d run into their favorite animated character from “Moana.” Little Ryley and Rylyn of Oahu, Hawaii, were in for a tremendous surprise when they went to the store in Kapolei with their mother, Rella Rivera, on a grocery trip a few years ago. The sisters could hardly contain their excitement when they noticed a cashier who closely resembled Maui from the popular Disney movie, reported PEOPLE.
Soon, the girls began leaping up and down, exclaiming, “That’s Maui!” while looking at William Va’ana, who bore an uncanny resemblance to the character with his tall and stocky build, and Maui’s distinctive long locks of wavy hair. The girls were certain that they had discovered Maui working as a Costco cashier. When he realized what was happening, Va’ana himself joined in on the fun and sang Maui’s signature catchphrase “Chee-hoo!” with the girls.
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School district rectifies dress code after mom invites principal to take her teen daughter shopping
Catherine Pearlman, a licensed social worker and author, was unpleasantly surprised when her 13-year-old daughter was dress-coded twice in one week because her fingertips hit below her shorts. Explaining the situation on Instagram she shared, “My girl was dress coded two days in a row. It’s impossible to find shorts that are remotely fashionable and below her finger tips. She’s tall with long arms and fingers. One more code and she will have detention. And making the policy even more frustrating is that there isn’t a dress code for high school.”
What’s worse, she said, was that the principal seemed to send the young teen the message that she was “a distraction” to boys. The frustrated mom protected her daughter and many others who may have to face similar circumstances by writing a scathing letter to the principal. She posted it on her website TheFamilyCoach and on the community TODAY show website back in 2017 and it went viral. “Dear Middle School Principal: Thank you for sending a note home for the second day in a row to say my daughter was dressed inappropriately for school,” she began. “I’d like to offer an additional thank you for forcing her to change into large mesh shorts that have been worn by only god knows who and potentially never washed… To reward you for treating my daughter with such concern, I am cordially inviting you to take my daughter shopping.”
The mom shared important metrics to keep in mind should he accept the offer. “Here are the specifications you have to work with. I wish you loads of luck. She is 5’7″ and 13 years old. Built more like her father, she has exceptionally long legs and arms,” she wrote. “She doesn’t like anything pink or purple or frilly. No item of clothing can have a logo visible because to her that’s not cool. She will, however, wear any type of superhero, Green Day or USFL T-shirt if you can find them.”
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NFL player takes young fan to daddy-daughter dance after she lost her father
A Philadelphia Eagles player took time out of his busy schedule to escort an 11-year-old to her school’s daddy-daughter dance. Audrey Soape lost both her father and grandfather in 2021 and so when the school’s dance got closer, her mother, Holly, reached out to Eagles safety Anthony Harris, who is Audrey’s favorite NFL player. Even though Holly felt it was a long shot, Harris agreed straight away. “I told him about the situation, and surprisingly he was more than willing to do it,” said Holly Soape, reported Fox News. “It happened really fast. He said yes probably about a week before, so it was kind of a whirlwind.”
“I was so anxious and excited for her because she just had the most terrible year,” said Holly. “For someone to show up and to teach her that people do show up for you, it’s just been beyond a blessing.” Not only did Harris turn up for her, but he also paid for Audrey’s dress, shoes, hair and makeup for the big event. “She just felt like a princess all night,” said Holly. “He was so kind and so sweet and just made the entire night so special for her.”
Eagles Player Takes Young Fan to Daddy-Daughter Dance After Her Father’s Death
“[I was] just trying to be a human,” Harris told NBC 10 in Philadelphia. “Trying to take off the helmet, trying to take off the cape of what I do professionally and just show some sympathy for that family and try to show some support there.” Audrey couldn’t believe Harris was escorting her to the school dance. “A normal player would probably be like ‘I don’t have time for this. I have to be focused for next season or the playoffs,’” said Audrey. “But he took time out of his schedule to take me, so that was pretty special.”
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