ʻO ka pā kuʻi kila, ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo ka paʻi kila, he ʻano huahana kila e hoʻohana ana i ke kila palahalaha e hoʻonohonoho keʻa i kekahi spacing a me nā kaola hoʻopaʻapaʻa, a hoʻopaʻa ʻia i loko o kahi pahu huinaha ma waena. Hoʻohana nui ʻia ia no ka hana ʻana i nā uhi ʻauwai, nā papa paepae kila, nā ʻanuʻu ʻanuʻu kila, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe.
Hana ʻia nā papa kuʻi kila i ke kila kalapona a loaʻa kahi ʻili wela wela, hiki ke pale i ka hoʻomake ʻana. Hiki ke hana ʻia me ke kila kila. ʻO ka pā kila kila he mau waiwai e like me ka ventila, ke kukui, ka wela wela, anti slip, a me ka pahū-hōʻoia.