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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]
Big Kahuna's, a waterpark in Destin, FL; The Big Kahuna; Big Kahuna Burger, a fictional restaurant in films by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez; Big Kahuna Rams, a Canadian junior football team; Big Kahuna, a water slide at the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort; Big Kahuna, a wave pool at Noah's Ark Waterpark
Kahuna: Hawaiian priest, wizard, or shaman; used in the slang phrase "big kahuna". Link: Kamaʻāina Child of the Land, refers to any person born and raised in Hawai’i. Does not describe someone who moves to Hawai’i. [kəməˈʔaːjnə] Link: Keiki: A child. Link: Kukui
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.
Hawaiian tradition shows that ʻAikapu was an idea led by the kahuna in order for Wākea, the sky father, to get alone with his daughter, Hoʻohokukalani without his wahine, or wife, Papa, the earth mother, noticing. The spiritually pure or laʻa, meaning "sacred" and unclean or haumia were to be separated. ʻAikapu included:
Big Kahuna Burger is a fictional chain of Hawaiian-themed fast food restaurants that has appeared in films by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, including Death Proof, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and From Dusk till Dawn. [2]
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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