Drinking kava is a social pastime, although it also serves a role in traditional customs related to tribal society. Having made several trips to Fiji, I have always enjoyed experiencing kava drinking ...

Drink kava, and you might start to feel a little light-headed, relaxed, smiley, and generally at ease. At villages all around Fiji, locals huddle around a large mixing bowl to drink kava, a ceremony ...

Prince Harry sipped on the narcotic drink kava at a traditional welcoming ceremony in Fiji Tuesday as the island nation gave the British royal and his pregnant wife Meghan the biggest greeting so far ...

In Fiji, hidden behind the upscale resorts and turquoise blue waters is a growing cultural renaissance. After a fifth “tsunami”-sized coconut bowl of kava, my lips and tongue were numb, my legs felt ...

I never intended to do a strip tease in front of the Fijian village chief. Honest! I fully intended to keep my knees and shoulders covered and my head and feet bare, as prescribed, while inside the ...

Navigating through the floor of the L.A. Times Travel Show is a mini-cultural exploration of its own. You can stop by the Guam booth and watch traditional dancers perform, or listen to live sanshin ...