 He was the first of his noble line to be given a western name, William, after Willam Cary, survivor of the Nantucket whaling ship "Oeno" that was wrecked in the Lau Islands in 1825.William Cary was rescued by a brother of Malani, who in time became close friends with Malani himself, who named his son after the New Englander, demonstrating his attachment to the shipwrecked sailor.Vuetasau was instrumental in strengthening the hold of Christianity in Lakeba, and thereafter the rest of Lau.