Kahoona

the Kahoona
First appearanceGidget, The Little Girl With Big Ideas
Last appearanceThe New Gidget
Created byFrederick Kohner
Portrayed byCliff Robertson
Martin Milner
Don Stroud
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationBeach bum, Ski bum
SpouseBuff (divorced)

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.