From the publisher’s rulebook

Who goes first in Kahuna?

English Thames & Kosmos rules, six-page publisher PDF

The player who needs a vacation more urgently starts.

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If there’s a tie

The cited starting-player instruction does not specify a tie-break. We don’t infer one.

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