Retired UFC Fighter, Ryan LaFare to open Kava Bar on Long Island, NY
Greater Patchogue, (April 2, 201)
After a hard day of training, it was typical to find Long Island native and UFC fighter Ryan LaFlare at a kava tea bar. “I would take [kava tea] to relax and take the edge off,” said LaFlare, who would enjoy the Polynesian-based beverage while he lived in Florida. “I was always like, ‘Why isn’t there anything like this in New York?”
Kava Clubs Bridge the Cultural and Geographical Gap for Tongan Community
International Examiner, (April 6, 2019)
One way people have been balancing both being a Tongan and an American is through the traditional drink of kava, (Piper methysticum), a ceremonial drink utilized by many cultures around the Western Pacific islands. For Tongans, the drink has a high ceremonial value with the Royal Family in that one cannot be crowned King unless they follow the kava ritual and drink it. Read more.
Spookeasy Lounge in Ybor City Now Serving Kava Tea
Area 813, (March 6, 2019)
Ybor City welcomed the opening of Spookeasy Lounge opened on Halloween and is serving both Kava and Kratom teas for their guests to try and enjoy! View article.
Northwest Arkansas Opens First Kava Bar
Northwest Arkansas News, (March 9, 2019)
A free concert marked the grand opening of northwest Arkansas’ first Kava Bar off Dickson Street in Fayetteville. At CBD American Shamen + Kava Bar and Shaman Yoga and patrons were treated to free samples of both Kava and CBD. Find out more.
Kava Bars in Florida – A Different Way to Chill Out on Holiday
Destination Differentville Blog
A young, British travel writer is happy to discover she can finally try kava in Florida and even happier after her first visit to one of the many Kava Bars there. Read story.
Pacific Countries to Promote Kava as Food
Radio New Zealand (November 19, 2018)
An interview with Kava expert Dr Vincent Lebot about how Pacific Island countries are working to adhere to international standards to protect the reputation of their kava products and be able to promote and export kava as a food – just like tea or coffee. Listen in.
Fiji Kava set to take its’ natural stress and anxiety remedy to Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
Small Caps (October 17, 2018)
Fiji Kava becomes the first kava company in the world to list on a stock exchange with its public offering on Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Learn more.
Prince Harry Drinks Kava in Traditional Fiji Ceremony – Meghan Markle Watches On.
TV News Now, New Zealand. (October 23, 2018)
The crowd went wild with cheers and laughter as Prince Harry downed a shell of kava. He delighted the crowds in Fiji by taking part in a traditional kava drinking ceremony as his Meghan Markle, his new wife, watched on smiling. Watch video.
Vanuatu Welcomes Polish Move to Re-Legalize Kava
Radio New Zealand, (September 4, 2018)
Good news on the kava front from Europe as Poland re-legalizes kava.
A New Kava High
Fiji Times (July 11, 2018)
New aid-for-trade program seeks to support kava farmers and the development of quality kava in Fiji, Vanuatu, and Samoa through the introduction of standards, training and expansion of kava plant nurseries. Read story.
Fiji to Unleash ‘Bula Spirit in San Francisco
Travel Pulse (July 14, 2018)
Fiji Airways Men’s 7s rugby team in San Francisco for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament, is taking the streets there by storm in a series of public and private events including a kava ceremony at Kava Lounge.
What is kava? And why does St. Petersburg have so much of it?
Tampa Bay Times, Florida (March 1, 2018)
Read about how St. Petersburg, FL has become the kava capital of the U.S.
View our map and list of all kava bars in the U.S.
Get to Know Kava, The Relaxing Natural Drink of Fiji
Wine Enthusiast Magazine (March 21, 2018)
Kava, the nonalcoholic national drink of Fiji, is a bit of an acquired taste. But its anxiety-reducing properties and earthy, piney notes make seeking out worth your while. Here are four places to find it.
Kava: The gnarly business of a relaxing root
Quartz (March 20, 2018)
Kava is a tropical shrub in the pepper family native to the Pacific islands like Fiji, Vanuatu, and Hawaii. For millennia, its macerated roots have been steeped in water to create a bitter, muddy beverage known for its relaxing properties, traditionally consumed in ceremonies and social gatherings. Read full article.
What is Kava? Benefits, Safe Use, And How to Make Kava Tea
Mommypotamus Blog
In order to become a mom, this blogger had to embark on her own personal journey to health and happiness and became an advocate for natural remedies. Seeing the growing popularity of kava she recently decided to research and try kava for the first time. She shares what she learned here.
This Murky Tea is Nature’s Xanax
New York Post (April 2, 2018)
Last year, after a spell of “Airplane”-style slap-worthy panic attacks, I found myself in a Manhattan psychiatrist’s office pleading for something a bit stronger than Benadryl. The doctor wrote me a prescription for Xanax. But when I mentioned I was open to natural alternatives, he tossed out another suggestion: “Have you heard of kava?” Read story.
Kava: Inside the All-Natural High That’s Sweeping America
Rolling Stone Magazine, (March 16, 2018)
For centuries, this South Pacific root has been brewed into a calming tea – and now U.S. shops are offering it up as an alternative to drugs.
Roots Manoeuvre: what really happens in Fiji’s kava ceremony?
National Geographic Traveller (March 6, 2018)
Visiting Fiji’s largest cave system — a fortress of the island’s last cannibal tribes — isn’t straightforward. First, you’ve got to experience a heady ceremony involving the village priest and the island’s favorite root crop, kava.
Kava: The NFL’s newest and safest painkiller
ESPN, (November 10, 2017)
ESPN discusses how the opioid crisis has lead to a need for other pain management options and the use of kava as an alternative painkiller by some NFL players. Read article.
Wisdom in a Cup of Fijian Kava
Hawai’i Public Radio (October 11, 2017)
Fiji gained independence from British colonial rule nearly 50 years ago, this month. For Fijians in the South Pacific and around the world, this is a day for celebration. Here in Hawaii, celebration means partaking in the Fijian drink of choice.
