Kava Ceremony Etiquette
Aloha! Happy new year, my cyber-friends! 2008 was a very difficult year for many people across the globe. 2009 is so full of hope and new beginnings. I wish all of you nothing but the very best in this newest of new years! I’m consistently inundated with requests on how to conduct oneself in a kava ceremony while on the islands – or anywhere, for that matter. So, I thought I’d take a moment to address your concerns. The kava ceremony plays a crucial role in bond-making and diplomacy. All important events on the islands of Oceania involve drinking kava. Kava is the social...
Read MoreCanada Urged to Review Kava Ban
– From the Fiji Times Online – Calls have been made for the Canadian Government to review its kava ban. This after the European Union lifted a six-year ban on Fiji made kava as a result of negotiations and roundtable talks. Fiji Embassy former Business Development Manager and representative to Canada, Ashwant Dwivedi, made the plea to the Canadian government also requesting the Canadians to adopt a free trade policy on kava similar to that of neighbour United States and that recently adopted by the EU. “Following a health advisory in early 2002 by the then Liberal...
Read MoreKava In The Blood
Aloha! I recently stumbled across a book I felt compelled to buy based solely on its title: Kava in the Blood – I mean, how could I pass that up? It’s the autobiography of Peter Thomson, a former kaiviti (which loosely translates to “native citizen of Fiji” in the Fijian language), who was an employee of Fiji’s ruling class under the monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II; from 1967 to 1987 she was also known as the Queen of Fiji. “Kava In The Blood” covers the era from Thomson’s birth in Suva until his forced exile from Fiji in 1987. He was...
Read MoreKava One, Fiji’s Rugby Team Zero!!!
Aloha! I had to giggle as I read about Fiji’s loss to Australia’s rugby team in the World Cup semi-finals with a score of 52 to 0. Yes, you read that right: ZERO!!! HA! I laugh not to be mean, but rather because I was recently appalled and, I have to admit, a little angered by what I read regarding Fiji’s coach Joe Dakuitoga’s banning the Fijian rugby team from drinking kava while they were on their quest for the World Cup. You must remember, the Fijian players are all unpaid, world-class athletes who play the sport simply for their love of the game. Why then deny...
Read MoreEurope Lifts Kava Ban; EU to Renew Trade
Representatives of the International Kava Executive Council (IKEC) of Fiji are developing a two-year plan to reinstate the kava trade with the European Union after the ban on kava throughout Europe was recently lifted. The ban has been in effect since 2002. Fiji Kava Council chairman, Ratu Josateki Nawalowalo was quoted in the Fiji Times as saying that the removal of restrictions on kava trade in European countries was a result of a 10-day roundtable consultation between Pacific Island ambassadors, European Commission leaders based in Brussels and the German Government Authorities in Berlin....
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