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ATTN: New Kava Research Needs Your Help Forum.

Paradise Kava

Honolulu, HI
Kava Vendor
Got a call today from an associate, Chengguo Xing, America's most fervent pro-Kava researcher based out of the University of Minnesota.

We discusses the outdated FDA warning on kava, and it's crippling effect on our entire industry from grower to retailer, from Vanuatu to Boston. 

We talked about the National Institute of Health grant his team is part of, his years of effort to get the upper echelon of the scientific community interested in furthering Kava research and the unsubstantial liver damage connection. No one in the country knows exactly how the liver is damaged and Chengguo's new research project is to take on this Herculean task on.

I thanked him for his past clinical research. His team proved that kava helps reduce colon cancer cells.

He called for our help in determining what the Kava Industry is worth in dollars per year in the US. so that the right people can see the numbers and approve the new project at hand.

His ears perked when we discussed some stats.

7 years ago when we started our little farmer's market table, there was one kava bar in the US in south Florida and the latest number heard is there are now 11 in South Florida alone!

Here is the task at hand, and we need your help team Kava Lounge!

Find the names, emails and phone numbers of as many kava vendors, kava bar owners, kava farms, retailers, wholesalers, kava tincture/pill manufacturers and anyone else involved in the kava industry, from farming to retail and everything in between.  

If you find a name, copy the entire list previous to your post, add the name and then click post.

This way all the information stays in a list.

What happens next? Chengguo thru the University of Minnesota gets Confidential Non Disclosure Agreements with everyone, and starts to build the kava pie in dollars.

If someone refuses to cooperate, they get a phone call from me to better explain the situation. He loved the idea.

He needs solid data to get funds for a new project so we'll help in anyway.

My favorite quote for the Kava industry today has been the same for years now.

JFK's "The Rising Tide Floats All Boats"

Ladies and Gents who are good at searching for stuff online and potential internet detectives; the people of the South Pacific and the people who love kava worldwide need this tide to rise, and it's 'fda warning' shadow to disappear forever.  So please help if you care.

Sincerely and with aloha,
Adil Ghiasi
 

The Kap'n

The Groggy Kaptain (40g)
KavaForums Founder
I'm curious if anyone will be able to turn up that information for Kona Kava. Lets see what we can find out.
 

Paradise Kava

Honolulu, HI
Kava Vendor
Let's see if this is a good idea?



... to start...



Kava Bars on Big Island of Hawaii.



Kalapana awa bar - phone -

Kanaka Kava -

Bayfront Kava Bar -



Kava Bars on Oahu.

Diamond Head Cove
 

The Kap'n

The Groggy Kaptain (40g)
KavaForums Founder
Diamond Head Cove Health Bar

Ann Takiguchi Marcos ([email protected])

+1.8082234434

Fax: +1.8082234434

3045 Monsarrat Ave #5

Honolulu, HI 96815

(From Whois lookup)



Kulea Farm Kava Company

230 Kekuanaoa St #105

Hilo, HI 96720

Owner: Erik Hanson

866-877-1381



Bayfront Kava

bayfrontkava.com

(808) 935-1155

DAVID R STEVENSON (On the business license)



Wow-Wee Maui's Kava Bar & Grill

333 Dairy Rd

Kahului, HI 96732

(808) 871-1414

Owner: Michael

(I'm not sure if this is still open, as the business license is expired)



Kanaka Kava

75-5803 Alii Dr. Space B6

Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Owner: Zachary Gibson

Kanaka Kava Bar: 1-866-327-1660

Kanaka Kava buiness office: 1-808-883-6260





Sawgrass Tiki Bar, Inc.

610 Athens Street

Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689

(727) 942-4290

Administrative Contact

Charles Mackert,

[email protected]



Kava Kafe

55-3412 Akoni Pule Hwy, Hawi, HI 96719

Email: [email protected]



Kavaboy.com

PO Box 301

Kailua, HI 96734 •

808-256-KAVA

Name: Tupou Fusipala Kuma

(Not sure about the name as this was the only tagged photo of any employees in facebook)



www.mauikava.com

Administrative Contact:

Clifford Souza,

[email protected]

PO BOX 7207

HILO, Hawaii 96720-8941

1-808-959-5282



Puna Awa Growers Assoc

Jerry Konanui (hmmm...looks familiar)

I don't think I have to go further with this one.



Vanuatu Kava Bar

15 Eagle Street, Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 505-8118



Kava Lounge

‎2812 Kettner Boulevard

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 543-0933



MUDDY WATERS KAVA INC

(Business license was requested in Feb of this year)

508 E. Haley St, Santa Barbara

Phone: (805) 966-9328

Owner: Siobhan McCleary

(Rumored to be closed, but I can't tell)



Kava Lounge

1007 W University Ave

Gainesville, FL 32601

(352) 505-5331



Kahuna 'Awa Kava Bar

123 Northeast 20th Avenue
 Deerfield Beach, FL 33441‎
(954) 663-0757Bula Kafe
2500 5th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33713
Office: (727) 498-8913 
Jeffrey Bowman: (561) 756-2569
Awa Na Kava
2764 E. Oakland Park Blvd. 
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
[email protected]
(954) 226-3752

KAT 5 Kava Bar
123 Grace Street,
Wilmington, NC.
Owner: Ben Boyatt
(910) 763-5582
Kava Hookah
Contact: Rob Riley
1005 Jefferies Rd Suite 5 
Osage Beach, MO 65065 
573-693-9351
http://kavahookah.com/
 

kl.new2kava

Kava Enthusiast
Nothing in New Hampshire or even New England. The only store that I know that sells kava products in Granite State Natural Health store in Concord NH (164 North State St. | Concord, NH | (603) 224-9341 )along with some weird store in Manchester NH that is really a dungeons and dragons/magic cards shop that sells kava root and a handfull of other sweet herbs.
 

Vekta

Notorious Lightweight
Review Maestro
Diamond Head Cove Health Bar

Ann Takiguchi Marcos ([email protected])

+1.8082234434

Fax: +1.8082234434

3045 Monsarrat Ave #5

Honolulu, HI 96815

(From Whois lookup)



Kulea Farm Kava Company

230 Kekuanaoa St #105

Hilo, HI 96720

Owner: Erik Hanson

866-877-1381



Bayfront Kava

bayfrontkava.com

(808) 935-1155

DAVID R STEVENSON (On the business license)



Wow-Wee Maui's Kava Bar & Grill

333 Dairy Rd

Kahului, HI 96732

(808) 871-1414

Owner: Michael

(I'm not sure if this is still open, as the business license is expired)



Kanaka Kava

75-5803 Alii Dr. Space B6

Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Owner: Zachary Gibson

Kanaka Kava Bar: 1-866-327-1660

Kanaka Kava buiness office: 1-808-883-6260





Sawgrass Tiki Bar, Inc.

610 Athens Street

Tarpon Springs, Florida 34689

(727) 942-4290

Administrative Contact

Charles Mackert,

[email protected]



Kava Kafe

55-3412 Akoni Pule Hwy, Hawi, HI 96719

Email: [email protected]



Kavaboy.com

PO Box 301

Kailua, HI 96734 •

808-256-KAVA

Name: Tupou Fusipala Kuma

(Not sure about the name as this was the only tagged photo of any employees in facebook)



www.mauikava.com

Administrative Contact:

Clifford Souza,

[email protected]

PO BOX 7207

HILO, Hawaii 96720-8941

1-808-959-5282



Puna Awa Growers Assoc

Jerry Konanui (hmmm...looks familiar)

I don't think I have to go further with this one.



Vanuatu Kava Bar

15 Eagle Street, Asheville, NC 28801

(828) 505-8118



Kava Lounge

‎2812 Kettner Boulevard

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 543-0933



MUDDY WATERS KAVA INC

(Business license was requested in Feb of this year)

508 E. Haley St, Santa Barbara

Phone: (805) 966-9328

Owner: Siobhan McCleary

(Rumored to be closed, but I can't tell)



Kava Lounge

1007 W University Ave

Gainesville, FL 32601

(352) 505-5331



Kahuna 'Awa Kava Bar

123 Northeast 20th Avenue

Deerfield Beach, FL 33441‎

(954) 663-0757

Bula Kafe

2500 5th Avenue North

St. Petersburg, FL 33713

Office: (727) 498-8913

Jeffrey Bowman: (561) 756-2569



Awa Na Kava

2764 E. Oakland Park Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306

[email protected]

(954) 226-3752



KAT 5 Kava Bar

123 Grace Street,

Wilmington, NC.

Owner: Ben Boyatt

(910) 763-5582



Kava Hookah

Contact: Rob Riley

1005 Jefferies Rd Suite 5

Osage Beach, MO 65065

573-693-9351

http://kavahookah.com/





Kava Lounge

2812 Kettner Blvd

(between Olive St & Palm St)

San Diego, CA 92101

Neighborhood: Middletown

(619) 543-0933http://www.kavalounge.com/



Mystic Water Kava Bar and Yoga Studio

3811 Ray Street

San Diego, CA 92104

(619) 255-6475 ‎http://mysticwaterkavabar.com/

[email protected]
 

kl.CarolinaBC

Kava Enthusiast
Here is a kava bar that is semi, kinda (175 miles) close to me.

Vanuatu Kava Bar

15 Eagle Street  Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 505-8118vanuatukavabar.com/

Darn-Vetka already named it but I'm keeping this up as a shout out to a home state kava bar.
 
I spoke to the owners of the Purple Lotus Kava Bar in South Florida and they are more than willing to help out with this study.  They have been open 10 years and have several customers who have been there since the start.
Purple Lotus Kava Bar - West Palm Beach312 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33401855-879-5282 (ext 700)
Purple Lotus Kava Bar - Delray Beach16 S Swinton Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444855-879-5282 (ext 700)
 

Prince Philip

Duke of Edinborogu
I hope that your president, if he really was born in Hawaii, is willing to help Hawaii's most valuable crop reach the rest of his United States. If not, may John Frum dissolve your congress so that someone who will can lead.



You guys are still a constitutional monarchy, as established by Emperor Norton in 1859, yes?
 

kl.grudge

Kava Curious
Prince Philip, after reviewing the two candidates we are stuck with (with congress thrown in to boot), I think you have my vote for a return to the monarchy. God save the Queen (and King)!
 
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