Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā lau mīkini meaʻai i nā mīkini hoʻomaʻamaʻa meaʻai, hoʻohana pinepine ʻia no ka ʻoki ʻana i nā huahana ʻiʻo, e like me: nā huahana ʻiʻo maloʻo, 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 kahi ʻāpana pōʻai a i ʻole kahi lōʻihi i loko o ka pahi niho (toothed blade) e like me: Nā ʻili niho pōʻai, 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, ua hoʻomalu ʻia ka pololei e ka kamepiula i ka hana hana, a hoʻohana ʻia ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ka wela wela, me ka paʻakikī awelika.