“GROG” vs. “FIRE WATER”
Aloha! I love reading, as I’m sure many of you have already discovered by now. Recently I stumbled across writer Joel Gibson’s very vivid and entertaining account of a trip he took to the South Pacific entitled “Just One More Cup of Kava” in the travel section of The Age, a news website out of Australia, where kava is a schedule IV drug, legal to possess and sell, but illegal to import without a special license. Gibson writes, “Three hours into our 16-hour odyssey on a government tub called Tovuto, I get my...
read moreOrganic Goodness: Chocolate & Kava
Aloha! I recently discovered an interesting candy maker, specifically a chocolatier – someone whose professional focus is making handmade, specialty chocolate; Would that make me a “Kavatier” then? Hehe! What caught my eye about this particular chocolatier from Idaho (a state located in the northern Rocky Mountain region of the mainland), is that she developed a chocolate made with kava – in Idaho of all places! This chocolatier was inspired to make kava chocolate by a client who owned a kava hut in Hawaii that...
read moreKava Kava Ban Causes Rise in Alcohol Abuse
Crime, gambling and a black market trade in alcohol and marijuana are on the rise following the federal government’s ban on kava kava, remote Northern Territory councils say. First introduced to Aboriginal communities in the 1980s as an alternative to alcohol, kava kava was officially outlawed as part of the government’s intervention. But now, with existing kava kava supplies drying up, Yirrkala Community Council coordinator Adrian Rota said crime had increased in the dry Arnhem Land community. “People who have drunk kava in...
read moreMore Evidence Against Liver Toxicity!
At the start of 2002, prospects were bright for Hawai’i’s kava (‘awa) producers. During the previous decade, the consumer base for kava had expanded beyond drinkers of the traditional water-based kava beverage to include the much larger nutritional supplement market. Kava capsules were prescribed in Europe to treat anxiety and insomnia. By year’s end, the kava industry had collapsed. At least 68 suspected cases of kava-linked liver toxicity had been reported, including nine liver failures that resulted in six liver...
read moreSEIZE THE DAY!
Aloha! After I posted to my blog a couple weeks ago about “Passion and the Butterfly Effect“ I made a connection to one of my favorite athletes who I’ve talked about before: Ruben Wiki of the New Zealand Warriors. Ruben, who wears a cloth arm band with the phrase “Carpe Diem!” emblazoned on it, is a great contemporary example of someone living life actively. “Carpe Diem!” Seize the day! Now, Ruben Wiki is a man who knows how to grab life by the horns and wrestle it until it succumbs to his will; his...
read moreWhat’s This Kavalovetone Capsule?
Dana asked: I’ve heard a lot about “kavalovetone” which is supposed to be a replacement for the kavalactone liquigels that you’ve been out of stock on forever now. Can you give me more information about them? Have you received any customer reviews about them yet? Makaira says: After many hours of research, utilizing a combination of science and alchemy to create an alternative for the 84% Kavalactone Liquigels that are not presently available, we came up with this exceptional product that uses 15 of the most pure...
read moreKava Reintegration of Fiji Inmates
Aloha! I was reading the Fiji Times this morning and came across an interesting article on the Archbishop of the Catholic Church of Fiji who conducted a kava ceremony in a prison, as part of reintegrating prisoners back into society. In the article, Archbishop Petero Mataca reminded inmates of “the importance of educating themselves more about their traditional protocols. Archbishop Mataca visited the Naboro Maximum Security Prison and addressed men convicted for murder, rape and violent robberies, stressing the need to touch base with...
read morePassion and the Butterfly Effect
Aloha all my friends! I am pleased to report that I am back from my hiatus. Did you miss me? I had to take some time away for personal issues and do some “self-exploration”; some silent reflection. Every now and again I find it healthy to step away from our 24/7 society and look within. Often, it is during this time of reflection that things will jump out at me. While taking my time away I remembered life is a continuous cycle which ebbs and flows like the ocean’s waves on our sandy shores. The question that kept coming up...
read moreShredded or Powder – Which is Better?
Mike asked: Your kava is definitely the best I have tasted of the five or six kinds I have had. It is also the second strongest kind that I have had (I had some Mo’i kava which, although even stronger, was much more difficult to drink). Anyway, the first time I bought kava from you, I was very surprised with how finely ground it was. I put it in my strainer the way that I did with kava in the past but nearly all of it ended up in the water. I drank it anyway and found it good aside from when I got to the end of the bowl and it was...
read moreDo You Ship to Canada?
Bill asked: Glad to see you have a blog because it shows that this company has a more human face to it, besides just information/products. I’m interested in buying Kava but you can’t find it in Canada. Will you guys ship to Canada? Makaira says: Yes! Although there are some restrictions on Kava use in Canada, the ban has been lifted and at this time it is perfectly legal for us to ship our lovely kava to you anywhere in Canada! Enjoy!...
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