
Business Monday: Ola! New kava bar in Hilo creates welcoming space for relaxation
Laurent Oilvier and his daughter Yaelle Olivier have launched Kava Republic in Hilo. March 6, 2025. (Kelsey Walling/Big Island Now) As the kava tender serves the kava concoction in a shell, everyone in the new bar in the heart of Hilo will then say ‘ …