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Kava Traditions of Oceania
occurs every friday & saturday evenings
Kava, 'ava, 'awa, yaqona, or sakau is a sacred plant of Oceania that is prepared ceremonially by many Pacific Islanders to reinforce kinship, social connections and to transmit sacred wisdom from one generation to the next. Kava is used for hospitality rituals, coronation ceremonies of paramount chiefs and also for other special celebrations in Oceania. Oceania NW patners with Kalapu Northwest and Kalapu Kolo 'Emalata to maintain a fraternity of love where our young men go to for cultural and social bonding.

Vili Vea
Kolo Emalata President

Lake Huakau
Kolo Emalata Vice President

Peni Maile
Kolo Emalata Secretary

Mosese Fonua
Kalapu NW President

Saimone Kapetaua
Kalapu NW Vice President

Maurice Coley
Kalapu NW Secretary

Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Main Office: 1158 Industry Drive, Tukwila WA
EIN: 93-2622247 Oceania Northwest is a 501c3 Nonprofit
Oceania Northwest acknowledges that we live and work on Coast Salish land. We recognize the land stewardship of all Indigenous people since time immemorial and the disruption of this work by settler occupation. We are aligned to efforts in supporting Indigenous sovereignty in the Pacific Northwest as we also fight for Indigenous sovereignty over our home, Oceania.







