| Included in the planning has been instigating hui on the kawa under which the marae will function. |
| This should be taught by our old kaumatua who know the kawa of that particular area. |
| Different marae have different kawa for speaking, including the order of speeches and whether all the hosts go first or they alternate with visitors. |
| Enormous quantities of yam and bread-fruit are on such occasions cooked two days previous, and kawa is drunk to excess. |
| Despite attempts to follow Maori kawa, a senior Australian politician was accidentally placed in the front row. |
| It's an intricate part of my culture of my tikanga and kawa, so what's the crime about that? |
