ʻO ka ʻeke kūʻai pepa he ʻeke ʻoluʻolu no nā makahiki he nui. I ka wā kahiko, hoʻohana ka poʻe i ka lole a me ka ʻeke jute no ka hoʻopili ʻana i nā waiwai. No nā mea liʻiliʻi, makemake nā mea kūʻai aku e hoʻohana i ka ʻeke pepa no ka waiho ʻana i nā waiwai, e like me ka hale kūʻai lole, nā mea kūʻai aku, nā kahu ʻai, a pēlā aku.