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  1. Alia

    "Everything Everywhere All At Once"

    There is a great deal in the media today about a movie with this name. The fact is--with regards to Kava--, this wonderful website is just that- if you take your time and look through the voluminous resources right here (Thanks to the Founder- Mr. Price aka The Kap'n) you can find everything...
  2. Alia

    News Article Hawai'i Civil Beat Kava Story

    https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/08/kava-the-pacifics-economic-diamond-is-being-coveted-by-competitors/
  3. Alia

    News Article Interesting Story?

    https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/this-perfect-kava-colada-is-all-the-buzz/
  4. Alia

    New Kava Safety Paper

    I think this was just published today. Interesting content, here is Abstract- https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/10/3044
  5. Alia

    News Article 'Awa (Kava) Farmer and Madam Pele

    Nice story of 'awa farmer here in Hawai'i in 1925. May be reference to April earthquake in Honshu.
  6. Alia

    News Article Suspending Kava Exports?

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/407443/vanuatu-stops-issuing-kava-export-licences-moves-to-tighten-regulations
  7. Alia

    Kava Culture Demythologizing Kava

    Was just sent this interesting paper.
  8. Alia

    News Article Tissue Culture

    This will be interesting to watch... https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/398192/world-s-first-kava-tissue-lab-opens-in-fiji
  9. Alia

    New 'AWA Poster for State of Hawai'i

    This is 'AWA- Cutting to Beverage Poster recently released by the State of Hawai'i Department of Agriculture. Concept and photos by Association for Hawaiian 'Awa. Design and print by dtl Hawai'i. Trying to get a better digital image to post .
  10. Alia

    News Article Dilbert/Kava

    Interesting Exposure
  11. Alia

    Hawaiian 'Awa Book

    Just notified the Hawaiian 'Awa, Views of an Ethnobotanical Treasure has a re-print available at following contact . Shipping cost extra. See email below. David K. Reed Petroglyph Press 1672 Kamehameha Avenue Hilo, Hawaii 96720 808-935-6006 Fax 808-935-1553 [email protected]...
  12. Alia

    Kava History Passing of an icon

    Jerry Konanui, one of the Founders’ of the Association for Hawaiian ‘Awa (AHA) passed away Thursday evening. In 1994, Jerry had already become celebrated throughout Hawai‘i for his knowledge of kalo (taro) when, he met Ed Johnston a collector of ‘awa cultivars. Much of the ‘awa renaissance can...
  13. Alia

    Consumer Reports Update

    Forum readers may recall the September 2016 Consumer Reports (CR)-- 15 supplement ingredients to avoid, which listed Piper methysticum, kava, could cause liver damage and sudden death. After nearly a year of back and forth communication with CR, they have sent me this which suggests they meant...
  14. Alia

    Kava Botany The Nene Plant

    I was so inspired by this review- went out in the yard and took a couple of pictures of an old Nene plant, if you look close at 1st picture you can see the somatic mutation coming out of this Nene.
  15. Alia

    Kava Culture Consumer Reports Follow-Up

    For those who read and/or commented on the recent "Consumer Reports 15 Supplements to Always Avoid" wherein they listed "kava, Piper methysticum" as potentially causing "sudden death" "liver failure" etc. Here is the "answer" CR sent to a comment directed at CR (that comment cut and pasted below...
  16. Alia

    Kava Culture Shadows and Lost Tradition

    Here is my short essay on traditional kava drinking written for all of the wonderful people who inhabit these forums and devoted to those who revere the kava beverage- In 1919 a fascinating book was written by Frederick O‘Brien entitled– White Shadows in the South Seas. A Chronicle of O'Brien’s...
  17. Alia

    BUVEURS de KAVA

    The review of this book posted on True Kava Forum is some of the best writing I've seen...not just a great review of a great book. I suggest folks jump over and take a look. Tried to post a comment there but was unable to despite my near certainty that I had the correct password.
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