Nui nā hōʻailona e hōʻike ana he pono kāu mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe wai i kānana hou. Eia kekahi o nā mea maʻamau:

1. ʻAla ʻino a ʻono paha: Inā he ʻala ʻē a ʻono paha kāu wai, he hōʻailona paha ia ʻaʻole e holo pono ana kāu kānana.

2. Ka māmā māmā o ka kānana: Inā ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o kāu hoʻoheheʻe wai ma mua o ka mea maʻamau e kānana i ka wai, he hōʻailona paha ia ua paʻa kāu kānana a pono e hoʻololi ʻia.

3. Ke kaomi wai haʻahaʻa: Inā ʻike ʻoe i ka emi ʻana o ke kaomi wai, he hōʻailona paha ia e pani ʻia kāu kānana a pono e hoʻololi.

4. Ka helu nui o nā galani i hoʻohana ʻia: ʻO ka hapa nui o nā kānana ke ola o kekahi mau galani wai. Inā ua hoʻohana ʻoe i ka helu kiʻekiʻe o nā galani, ʻo ia ka manawa e pani ai i ka kānana.

5. Ke kukui hōʻailona kānana: Ke hele mai nei kekahi mau mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe wai me kahi kukui hōʻailona kānana e ʻā ana i ka manawa e pani ai i ka kānana.