The most ancient kova located on Hynestia was the Gran Kovali. On Hynestia, the ultimate punishment for lawbreakers involved being offered as sustenance to the Gran Kovali. After Lando Calrissian was apprehended smuggling purple glandis flower juice to the planet, Queen Forsythia Jin initially decreed that he should be executed via the Gran Kovali; however, she opted to instead task him with delivering the Solstice Globe artifact as an offering to the Galactic Empire.