Olonā was used extensively in Hawaiian weaponry: as cordage on the wrist loop of pāhoa (daggers); for fastening shark teeth on the heads of leiomano; and as the cord in "tripping weapons", such as the pīkoi.
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The island's major exports are copra and hand crafts (including cowrie shell, shark tooth knives, and Kiribati stamps).