ʻO ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻōpala, ka pahu hopu, ka ʻōpala ʻōpala, a i ʻole ka crane ʻōpala he hana koʻikoʻi ma luna o ke poʻo i hoʻolako ʻia me ka bakeke hopu, i hoʻohana ʻia no ka mālama ʻana i nā keʻena puhi ahi, a me nā mīkini no nā wahie i loaʻa ʻole, a no ka ʻohi ʻana a me ka hana hou ʻana.
ʻO ka pahu hopu semi-aunoa no ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻōpala ka mea nui o ka ʻōnaehana hoʻolako ʻōpala o ke kūlanakauhale.Aia ia ma luna o ka lua waiho ʻōpala a mālama nui i ka hānai ʻana, ka lawelawe ʻana, ka hui ʻana, ka lawe ʻana a me ke kaupaona ʻana i ka ʻōpala.