Skā mākou paudahe ʻano kōpaʻa keʻokeʻo. Maikaʻi loa nā ʻāpana kōpaʻa, a aia ma kahi o 3 ~ 10% ka hui ʻana o ka starch (maʻamau ka palaoa palaoa), hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia e like me ka condiment a i ʻole e hana i nā mea ʻono like ʻole. Loaʻa iā ia ka hana o ka moistureproof a me ka pale ʻana i nā ʻāpana kō mai ka knotting.
ʻElua mau ʻano hana nui. ʻO kekahi ke ʻano o ka hoʻomaloʻo ʻana, ʻo ia hoʻi, ua hana ʻia ke kōpaʻa keʻokeʻo keʻokeʻo i loko o ka wai wai hoʻonā kiʻekiʻe ma o ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana a me ka maloʻo. Loaʻa iā ia nā hiʻohiʻona o ka pauka like ʻole a me ka hoʻoheheʻe wai maikaʻi, akā kiʻekiʻe kona kumukūʻai hana, e koi ana i nā mea hana kiʻekiʻe a me nā koi kaʻina. He liʻiliʻi wale nō nā ʻāina i kūkulu ʻia ma ʻEulopa a me ʻAmelika i loaʻa kahi nui o ka hana. ʻO kekahi ala ʻē aʻe, ʻo ka ʻohi pololei ʻana i ke kōpaʻa keʻokeʻo a i ʻole ke kō aniani me ka mea wili.
Nui nā ala e hoʻopili ai i ka pauda ʻawaʻawa e like me ka hoʻokomo ʻana i loko o ka paipu liʻiliʻi i kapa ʻia ʻo cc stick candy, a i ʻole hoʻokomo ʻia i loko o nā ʻano ʻeke he nui, a me nā ʻano ʻōmole he nui.