Lekahina (Lekahina 'akau) kava
Lekahina, also written Lekahina 'akau, is a kava cultivar from Tongatapu, Tonga. Legal class: Noble.
Origin
Island: Tongatapu. Country: Tonga. Coordinates: -21.15, -175.2. Tongatapu on the kava map.
Legal standing
Noble, per Codex CXS 336R-2020 and the FAO/WHO kava discussion paper.
Chemotype
No chemotype has been published for Lekahina by any source we could read. That is a gap in the record, not a measurement of zero.
How it is described
No published account of how Lekahina is said to feel.
Taste and mouthfeel
No published tasting notes.
Background
- “Hina means white or light green”, Lebot & Levesque 1989, in Johnston & Rogers, Hawaiian 'Awa
Availability
Rarely exported. Rarely leaves the islands.
Documentation
Corroborated. Sources cited on this page:
- Codex CXS 336R-2020 and the FAO/WHO kava discussion paper
- Lebot & Levesque 1989, in Johnston & Rogers, Hawaiian 'Awa