ʻO ka pihi pūpū wai e pili ana i ka ʻano pūpū e noho ana i ka wai hou ma o ke koho ʻia ʻana o nā iʻa, kuʻi kuʻi, anaʻi, ʻeli ʻana i ka uka, ke kuʻi ʻana, ka ʻili, ka hoʻōla ʻana a me nā hana ʻē aʻe i hana ʻia e ka pihi pūpū. ʻO ka ʻoihana i ka hana ʻana i nā pihi pūpū a i ʻole ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke kaʻina hana semi-manual, hiki ke mālama i ka luster maoli a me ka hoʻopiʻi mau ʻana o nā pūpū.
ʻO ka pihi ʻo Shell, i ʻike ʻia ʻo ka pihi pūpū ʻoiaʻiʻo, he pihi kūlohelohe kahiko loa ia. Hoʻokumu ʻia ia i nā pūpū kai hohonu, e like me ka iʻa butterfly keʻokeʻo o ʻAukekulia, ʻo ka pīpī butterfly ʻeleʻele o Tahiti, ka moʻo lio o nā Mokupuni ʻo Solomon, ʻo ka shell butterfly shellfish o Indonesia, ʻo ka martensii shellfish o Iapana, a ʻo ka shell shellal abalone o New Zealand. Nā pihi lepe ʻano nani, ke kala nani, i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka loina o ka hana kuʻuna o ka hana ʻana, ʻo ia ka koho mua loa o nā lole kiʻekiʻe.
ʻO ka pihi ʻo Shell, i ʻike ʻia ʻo ka pihi pūpū ʻoiaʻiʻo, he pihi kūlohelohe kahiko loa ia. Hoʻokumu ʻia ia i nā pūpū kai hohonu, e like me ka iʻa butterfly keʻokeʻo o ʻAukekulia, ʻo ka pīpī butterfly ʻeleʻele o Tahiti, ka moʻo lio o nā Mokupuni ʻo Solomon, ʻo ka shell butterfly shellfish o Indonesia, ʻo ka martensii shellfish o Iapana, a ʻo ka shell shellal abalone o New Zealand. Nā pihi lepe ʻano nani, ke kala nani, i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka loina o ka hana kuʻuna o ka hana ʻana, ʻo ia ka koho mua loa o nā lole kiʻekiʻe.