He waka whakarukuruku whenua ngā waka hokohoko i tētahi momo hanga rerekē o ngā mea mate, ā, inehu ahi, rākei purea, me ngā mea mate. Ko te hanga o ēnei waka e whai ana i te oranga, me ngā whakamahinga pūnaha rite, pērā i ngā kōpū rua kīwariwari, ngā toko muri whakamutu, me ngā pūnaha whakamate i ngā pūtake pūreure. Ko ngā rara hei hanga i te kōpū me ōna āhuatanga kei te whiriwhiria nui atu i ngā āhuatanga mate o te kaihokohoko. Hei tā rātau, he whakarite anō hoki i ngā pūnaha hāpai hawahe ki te whakawehe i ngā hā o ngā mea mate, me ngā pūnaha whakamutu ahi. Me whakaaetia e ngā waka whakarukuruku whenua i ngā tikanga here moemoeā me ngā here tūmatawhiti kia tuwhera ai te hokohoko o ngā mea mate, me te tiaki i te oranga o te hapori me te taiao.