Nō te whakarite, ko ngā kāwai pūnaha he waka hanga iwi e whai ana i ngā tūmomo katoa hei rapu me te whakawhitiwhiti pūnaha ki ngā matua hoko rerekē, pērā i ngā waka, ngā whatiwhati hau, me ngā pourī ā-hapori. E ai ki ngā momo rerekē me ngā whakatere e pātata ana ki ngā hiahia whakawhiti pūnaha rerekē. Ko ngā pouaka whakamahita pūnaha kei roto i ēnei waka, e rerekē ana i te whatitanga, ā, e hanga nei i ngā whenua e taea ana te whakarahi i te kohure me te tiaki i te mana o te pūnaha. Ko ngā reta pumau, ngā toko, me ngā noke kua whakauruhia hei whakarite me te whakahaere i te whakawhiwhi pūnaha. Ko te haumanu kotahi he mea nui rawa, ko ngā hanga e pā ana i te whakatakoto āpōpō, ngā tohu kite kohure, me ngā hāpori herekore e whakauruhia ki roto i te hanga. Kia whai take tonu te mahi a ngā kāwai pūnaha i te tiaki i te kawe mōhiotanga o ngā hapori e hia顿go ana i te pūnaha whakaaetanga.