The natives found it too strong to drink everyday. At some point it found it's way to Hawaii and grown as a ceremonial or weekend grade kava. Isa is a variety of kava originating in Papua New Guine. This Hawaiian kava is the infamous Isa variety and it is extremely potent. It is the only kava we offer that is grown in the United States. Our Hawaiian variety of kava is sold under the label of Hawaiian 'AWA. Hawaiian 'Awa maximum Potency Ceremonial and Weekend Grade Kava This is what they are saying about Isa direct from there website-" I am saying all of this because Nakamal at Home is now selling Hawaiian kava and they are saying there Hawaiian kava is Isa, since they call Isa, Hawaiian kava I did not want people who are new to kava to mistakenly buy Hawaii grown Isa thinking they got a real Hawaiian kava. There are other varieties of kava that are grown in Hawaii like Isa, Boroguru, and several others from other islands other than Hawaii but that does not mean that they are Hawaiian, they are Hawaii grown but they are not Hawaiian kava. I want to make it understood to those that are new to kava so that they do not drink a tudei kava thinking it is regular kava, the purpose of this post is to let the new ones know that Isa comes from Papua New Guinea and it is a tudei kava not Noble like "Pure Hawaiian" 'Awa. I do not want to make this post about if Isa is good or if we should or should not drink Isa. At the same time, issues of cultural exploitation, religious freedom, traditional practice, and native intellectual property rights are absent from the debate, leaving the future of native practice hanging in the balance.Hi everyone, I wanted to take this time to let everyone a bit about Hawaiian 'Awa or kava. Clinical studies advocating both sides of the safety debate have been published, as producers, marketers and users attempt to influence government action. Moreover, they threaten the vitality of centuries of Native Hawaiian cultural practice. These actions have sent shock waves throughout Pacific Island communities seeking to derive economic benefit from a relatively new and little-regulated industry. In the United States (US), the Food and Drug Administration issued a consumer advisory leading several retailers to voluntarily withdraw products containing 'awa from their shelves. In 2002, however, the remedy was banned in several European countries, after case reports of liver toxicity allegedly associated with its nontraditional use surfaced. In one study, the plant was even argued to possess chemopreventive properties, when cancer incidence and kava consumption in Pacific island communities were correlated. Marketed since 1994 as a dietary supplement, within seven years 'awa had earned the title of a "superstar" and quickly became one of the top eight herbal remedies in an expanding $18 billion-plus herbal remedy industry. In the late 1990s, 'awa attracted global attention as an herbal alternative to existing pharmaceuticals for reducing stress, anxiety, pain and assorted ailments. In the traditional practice of Native Hawaiians, 'awa (Piper methysticum) has long been revered as a medicine, a sacred plant central to religious ceremony, and a social drink.
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