Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 4, 1 April 1998 — KAVA IMPORT BAN [ARTICLE]

KAVA IMPORT BAN

CANBERRA — Australia's Northem Territory is planning to ban kava imports from Fiji and Tonga in response to a $61,000 purchase of kava made by members of an Aboriginal community. Australian health workers say kava is used by Northern Territory Aborigines as a substitute for aleohol. ■