CHANG: In the U.S. tion of Polynesian influence, and (awa vies with the betel nut of Melanesia in being closely and. It has been offered to the kings of Tonga ever since. Hawaiian awa contains a lot of kavain, which is a very potent, calming active ingredient. From that moment on, all those centuries ago, kava with its intoxicating properties became an important ceremonial drink. The other plant is said to have been sugar cane. That plant was named kava after their daughter who had been sacrificed. We know that Awa had to be planted by someone because it does not produce seeds. It has been under cultivation for more than 3,000 years (Lebot et al. Then one day they noticed two rats eating the plants and saw that one became intoxicated. Used to serve awa (Kava), an intoxicating drink, this bowl is decorated with pearl shell, and sections of boars tusk. Awa is a Hawaiian heritage plant that was dispersed throughout the Pacific by ancient voyagers who traveled by canoe (Abbott 1992). Later the couple was shocked to find that two plants had grown up on their daughter Kava’s grave. In Fiji and Samoa, awa remains second only to. There was no food to feed the king, so instead, the couple killed and made a sacrifice of their daughter to show the king respect and to honor him, and make peace. TITLE: Hawaiian awa : views of an ethnobotanical treasure / edited by Ed. Awa, or kava as it’s also known, is Oceania’s elixir, imbibed for countless centuries throughout the Pacific and infused with major social import.
Then, one day, the sacred King of Tonga (Tu’i Tonga) along with some of his men, searching for food and a place to rest, landed on the island. Today‘ awa is used for medicinal reasons as well as a social and ceremonial drink. The centuries-old legend states that a couple was living alone with their only daughter, called Kava, on one of the Tongan islands. TraditionallyHawaiians mostly consumed ‘ awa for religious ceremonies. The most prevalent kava origin legend is from Tonga.
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