Nā ngā waka pūoro ālamine i whakatakoto hei tiki i ngā huringa nui o te kawe mīhini. Ko te pūoro ālamine he whakamixi i te wehi me te rangatira, e whakaiti ana i ngā mana o te waka me te whakapai i te matawhai kaipū ki te whakamana i te hangarau tuara. Ko te whiuwanga nui ki te whakapoipoipō o tēnei rautaki, e pai ana ki te kawe i ētahi atu mīhini, inaianei ko ngā uku, ngā rimurimu, me ngā mahi kai. Nā ēnei waka i whakauru ngā ratonga pūngao matua mō te tahuri mīhini nei, pūnaha matihiko tohu me ngā take haumaru pērā i ngā kākano kore pūoro me ngā toko āputa āwhina. Ki te whakarite i ngā paerewa hangaihere here, ko ngā waka pūoro ālamine he whakaaetanga me te whakapai pai mō te kawe mīhini i waenganui i ngā whenua me ngā whakamahi.