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Kava or kava kava (Piper methysticum: Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Greek 'intoxicating') is a plant in the pepper family, native to the Pacific Islands. [1] The name kava is from Tongan and Marquesan, meaning 'bitter.’ [1] Other names for kava include ʻawa (), [2] ʻava (), yaqona or yagona (), [3] sakau (), [4] seka (), [5] and malok or malogu (parts of Vanuatu). [6]
Piper excelsum (formerly known as Macropiper excelsum) of the pepper family (Piperaceae) and commonly known as kawakawa, is a small tree of which the subspecies P. excelsum subsp. excelsum is endemic to New Zealand; [3] the subspecies P. e. subsp. psittacorum is found on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands.
The Samoan word ʻava (pronounced with the glottal stop) is a cognate of the Polynesian word kava associated with the kava cultures in Oceania. Both terms are understood in Samoa. The ʻava ceremony within Samoan culture retains the same ritual pattern with slight variations depending on the parties involved and the occasion.
Tongan kava ceremonies are a variety of ceremonies involving the kava plant that play an integral part of Tongan society and governance.They play a role in strengthening cultural values and principles, solidifying traditional ideals of duty and reciprocity, reaffirming societal structures, and entrenching the practice of pukepuke fonua (lit. "tightly holding onto the land"), a Tongan cultural ...
Kava: its ceremonial use, An Account of Samoan History up to 1918 by Teo Tuvale. Samoa Biodiversity Profile - International Treaty, Convention on Biological Diversity; Luisa Castro; Kristie Tsuda, eds. (1993). Samoan Medicinal Plants and Their Usage (PDF) (May 2001 ed.). Agricultural Development in the American Pacific. ISBN 1-931435-27-8
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The Māori name for the plant, kawakawa, is derived from the same etymon as kava, but reduplicated. It is a sacred tree among the Māori people . It is seen as a symbol of death, corresponding to the rangiora ( Brachyglottis repanda ) which is the symbol of life.
Aug. 26—Pureland Kava & Tea, which opened in April, is having its grand opening Saturday, with free tarot readings and a live glassblowing. Mandy Vickery, owner of Pureland, lauds kava for ...