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They drink, and the empty cups are returned again from hand to hand. Typically the touʻa will first stir the kava in the kumete, then pour some in the ipu ( coconut cups) which are then passed from hand to hand to those sitting farthest away. If no female touʻa can be found, or it is such a small, very informal gathering, one of the men will do the job of serving the kava root this is called fakatangata ("all-man"). Foreign girls, especially volunteer workers from overseas are often invited to be a touʻa for a night. These days, it is imperative that the touʻa not be related to anyone in the kalapu, and if someone is found to be a relative of the touʻa, he (not the touʻa) will leave the club for that night otherwise the brother-sister taboo would make it impossible to talk openly, especially about courtship. The female server is usually an unmarried, young woman called the "touʻa." In the past, this was a position reserved for women being courted by an unmarried male, and much respect was shown. Only men are allowed to drink the kava, although women who serve it may be present. In Tonga, kava is like alcohol and drunk nightly at kalapu ( Tongan for "club"), which is also called a faikava ("to do kava"). In pre-European times, the kava was chewed by virgin girls, (marked by caked limestone on their hair), before it was mixed with the water to make the drink.Ī typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. The kava ceremony, when it functions as part of any ceremonial event, is a highly political affair, with individuals served according to rank. In Rotuma, kava has two contexts, ceremonial and informal. Although there are 13 distinct cultivars from Hawaii, there are a number of other cultivars found throughout the islands bought in from other locations in Oceania. In Hawaii, at least 13 varieties of ʻawa (kava) have been used for medicinal, religious, political, cultural and social purposes by all social classes, and by both men and women.
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On Futuna kava drinking is used to install a new chief. The consumption of the drink is a form of welcome and figures in important socio-political events. In Fiji, kava (also called "grog" or "yaqona") is drunk at all times of day in both public and private settings.