Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā ʻāpana mīkini meaʻai i ka mīkini hana meaʻai, hoʻohana pinepine ʻia no ka ʻoki ʻana i nā huahana ʻiʻo, e like me: nā huahana ʻiʻo paʻa, pipi a me ka ʻiʻo, ham, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe. i kekahi manawa aia nā pono kikoʻī i ke kaʻina hana o ka ʻai ʻana, pono e hana i ka pahi pōʻai a i ʻole ka ʻaoʻao lōʻihi i loko o ka pahi niho (toothed blade) e like me: Nā ʻaoʻao niho puni, nā niho lōʻihi, semi-circular-toothed. nā lau a me nā lau maʻamau ʻē aʻe, pono kēia mau lau e hāʻawi i nā ana kaha kiʻi a i ʻole nā laʻana no ka hana ʻana a me ka hana ʻana. Pono nā ʻano o ka ʻoi o nā meaʻai, ʻoi aku ka ʻoi, ʻaʻohe burrs, ʻaʻahu kūʻē, ʻokiʻoki maikaʻi, a me ke ola lōʻihi. Ma ka hoʻohana wale ʻana i ia mau lau e hiki ai i nā ʻoihana ke hoʻomaikaʻi maikaʻi i ke kaʻina hana. ʻO nā lau o ka ʻoihana hana meaʻai a mākou e hana ai, he kila maʻemaʻe, ʻaʻole ʻōpala, ʻoi a paʻa. I ka manawa like, ua hoʻohana ʻia ka mīkini wili wili Kelemania, mālama ʻia ka pololei e ka kamepiula i ka hana hana, a hoʻohana ʻia ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ka wela wela, me ka paʻakikī awelika.