Kahikatoa means: A New Zealand Maori name for the manuka tree , one of New Zealand's most ecologically and culturally significant native plants. Manuka is known internationally for its antibacterial honey and is. It is a dialectal or regional word and rarely appears in mainstream teen culture; usage usually points to a family, regional, or literary source rather than peer slang. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.