its tastes like shit (mud water), but its a 'herbal' drink that has healing and soothing properties...
*Have a Head ache?? Feel Stressed?? DRINK KAVA
*
..it helps flush your system and kidney's etc, i wont go too much into it, if you want more info, just google 'kava'
...and andy, as you probably saw while you where over there, its also used in native rituals (im an indo-fijian)