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Pōhaku kuʻi or stone pestle is a stone tool used with a poho (mortar) to ground natural elements used primarily for la’au lapa’au (medicine) or ceremony.
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Pōhaku kuʻi ʻai or poi pounder is a stone tool used primarily with a papa kuʻi ʻai (poi board) to prepare poi or paʻi ʻai by mashing traditional starch crops such as kalo (taro), uala (sweet potato), or ulu (breadfruit) with water. 
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Kapuahi kuni ʻanāʻanā (priest cup), a polished stone cup used for ceremony by a kahuna (high ranking priest). 
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Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.
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Hā lawaiʻa (stone sinker) was used to sink fishing apparatuses made to catch fish, turtles and squid.