Kava is always accompanied by a ceremony where people gather around the kava bowl and drink from coconut shells. The practice can range from a formal affair with guests to an informal happy hour ...

Traditionally, people would take its root and make it into a paste that’s mixed with water or coconut milk to make a drink ... My partner ordered a four-ounce traditional brew kava shell for $5. This ...

“Kava is meant to bring people together,” said Taesali ... cool infusion traditionally served in an apu, or coconut-shell cup. Consumed in the South Pacific for at least 2,000 years for pleasure, ...