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10-OCT-2004

Sakau - a local drink

Sakau (Kava) (Piper methysticum) is an ancient crop of the western Pacific. Other names for kava include ʻawa (Hawaii), 'ava (Samoa) and yaqona (Fiji).
For more information look here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kava

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Isohlap 01-Sep-2009 00:36
Best on the ROCK. Only after drinking this in Pohnpei is it culturally acceptable to drink alcohol. Kabobo is what any other intoxicant is called when consumed after Sakau en Pohnpei. Kasaleileieh meing ko. Sapwalap Represent. Madolenimw where the sakau is strong and the women do all the work.
Mercyla 04-Feb-2009 01:19
this is kava. we call it sakau en pohnpei.. it is what people in micronesia drink when they feel like drinking... they say it rest there body so they could sleep all the way to night tyme...
Dinny 28-Sep-2007 12:42
Um..It is not Chocolate. It is what call, Sakau en Pihnpei. Yup, that's what we call it.
Annie Wi 22-Jun-2007 21:24
Is that Chocolate?