Hoʻokumu ʻia nā huahana ʻōpala ma ke ʻano hoʻohua kino a i ʻole kemika me ka lāʻau ma ke ʻano he kumu kumu no ka loaʻa ʻana o nā huahana like me ka sponge. Ua hoʻohana nui ʻia kēia ʻenehana i nā ʻoihana hana like ʻole, e like me nā puka kaʻa a me nā sila puka makani, nā cushioning pads, nā hale kūkulu hale, nā mea seismic, nā keʻena pale haʻuki, etc.