ʻO ke kāpepa he uhi papahele i hana ʻia me ka pulupulu, ke olonā, ka huluhulu, ka siliki, ka mauʻu, a me nā fila kūlohelohe ʻē aʻe a i ʻole nā mea synthetic synthetic i ulana ʻia, hoʻopili ʻia, a i ulana ʻia e ka lima a i ʻole ka hana mechanical. ʻO ia kekahi o nā ʻano hana noʻeau me ka mōʻaukala lōʻihi a me ke kuʻuna ma ka honua. Ka uhi ʻana i ka lepo o nā hale, nā hōkele, nā hale haʻuki, nā keʻena hōʻikeʻike, nā kaʻa, nā moku, nā mokulele, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, loaʻa iā ia ka hopena o ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana i ka walaʻau, ka insulation wela, a me ka hoʻonani.