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The Kahoona (sometimes the Great Kahoona) is a character created by Frederick Kohner in his 1957 novel, Gidget, the Little Girl with Big Ideas.As "Kahuna", the character appears in the 1959 film Gidget and in some of the television work involving the Gidget character.
A kahuna is a Hawaiian priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, or expert in any profession. Kahuna may also refer to: Kahuna (company), a software company; FC Kahuna, a musical production team; Dodge Kahuna, an automobile; Kahoona (or Great Kahoona), a character in the Gidget novels by Frederick Kohner and related films
Morrnah was born May 19, 1913, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Kimokeo and Lilia Simeona, both native Hawaiians. [1] Her mother, Lilia, was one of the last recognized kahuna laʻau kahea or priest who heals with words. [2]
The figure of the Big Kahuna became commonplace in Beach party films of the 1960s, such as Beach Blanket Bingo, in which the Big Kahuna was the best surfer on the beach. Hawaiian surfing master Duke Kahanamoku may have been referred to as the Big Kahuna, but he rejected the term as he knew the original meaning. [20]
Critical reception of Machine Says Yes was generally positive, with Metacritic reporting a normalised score of 77% based on 15 reviews which indicates that it is "generally favorable". [4]
Pukui's maternal grandmother, Naliʻipoʻaimoku, was a kahuna laʻau lapaʻau (medicinal expert) and kahuna pale keiki (midwife) and a hula dancer in Queen Emma's court. [7] She had delivered the child, and asked Pukui's parents for the child to raise in the traditional way, and her request was granted. Kawena was born into the Fire Clan of Kaʻu.
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Future Games (subtitled A Magical-Kahauna Dream [1]) was the final of four Spirit albums released in the mid-1970s that, according to journalist Max Bell, cemented frontman Randy California's reputation as "one of the strangest dudes on the planet", following Spirit of '76 (1975), Son of Spirit (1976) and a reunion for the band's original lineup, Farther Along (1976). [2]