Naomi Kahoilua Wilson
Naomi Kahoilua Wilson (born 5 July 1949) is an American actress known for the one role she ever played, that of "Mahana" in the film Johnny Lingo.
Kahoilua was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. She is a Latter-day Saint. While attending the Church College of Hawaii (now Brigham Young University-Hawaii) she got the role of "Mahana" in "Johnny Lingo". Since that time she has been identified with that role and has given talks at firesides AbOUT this role at least once a year. Also in 1967 Kahoilua was "Miss Church College of Hawaii".
In 1970 Naomi Kahoilua married (Marion) Brent Wilson. They moved to Spokane, Washington in 1975 where they still resided in March, 2010. Wilson is a piano instuctor who teaches children prior to entering college and prepares them for board tryouts. Naomi and Brent are the parents of three children.
Sources
- Mormon Times, March 3, 2010
- Paul Skousen. Brother Paul's Mormon Bathroon Reader. (Springville, Utah: Cedar Fort, Inc., 2005) p. 169.
- IMDb entry for Kahoilua
- Mormon Literature Database on Mahana
- LDS Church News, Feb. 12, 2000