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Coconut shell cups were mainly used to consume ʻAwa. In more modern times used as individual serving bowls for poi.

This household item was used as the base for fire lit kukui nuts as a source of light.

Stone.

Hā lawaiʻa (stone sinker) was used to sink fishing apparatuses made to catch fish, turtles and squid.

Coconut shell cups were mainly used to consume ʻAwa. In more modern times used as individual serving bowls for poi.

Stone.

Hā lawaiʻa (stone sinkers) was used to sink fishing apparatuses made to catch fish, turtles and squid.

Oblong stone. Pōhaku was used for different purposes including: food preparation, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.

Stone cup. Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; uses for foot preparation or utensil, sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life wor

Pōhaku ma'a also referred to as ‘alā (a general noun defined as: dense waterworn volcanic stone, as used for poi pounders, adzes, hula stones; hard lava, basalt. (Pukui, 1991) is a small stone used by warriors during battle