ʻO ka kānana wai kai kahi mea hana i hoʻohana ʻia e mālama i ka wai kai a hoʻohana ʻia e wehe i nā haumia, nā microorganism a me nā paʻakai i hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i loko o ka wai kai.
Hoʻolauna: ʻO nā kānana wai kai nā lako kānana i hoʻolālā kūikawā ʻia no ka mālama ʻana i ka wai kai, ʻo ia hoʻi nā ʻano mea kānana like ʻole a me nā ʻenehana, e like me ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana o ka membrane, ka osmosis hoʻohuli, a pēlā aku, e hōʻoia i ka wai maʻemaʻe a maʻemaʻe mai ka wai kai.
Ke kūpaʻa ʻana i ka pala: Hana pinepine ʻia nā kānana wai kai me nā mea kūpaʻa i ka pala e hoʻololi i ka nui o ka paʻakai i loko o ka wai kai.
Kānana pono kiʻekiʻe: Hiki i nā kānana wai kai ke wehe pono i ka paʻakai, nā microorganism a me nā haumia i loko o ka wai kai, e hāʻawi ana i ka wai maʻemaʻe no ka hoʻohana ʻana.
Nā ʻenehana like ʻole: Hiki i nā kānana wai kai ke hoʻohana i nā ʻenehana like ʻole, e like me ka osmosis hoʻohuli, ka hoʻololi ion, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, e hoʻokō ai i nā koi maikaʻi wai like ʻole.
Nā kumuwaiwai hou: ʻO ka wai kai kekahi o nā kumuwaiwai wai nui loa ma ka honua. Ma o nā kānana wai kai, hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia ka wai kai i mau kumuwaiwai wai maʻemaʻe e hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia e nā kānaka.
ʻO nā noi ākea: Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia nā kānana wai kai i nā moku, nā kamaʻāina mokupuni, nā mea kanu desalination wai kai a me nā manawa ʻē aʻe e hoʻoponopono ai i ka pilikia o ka nele o ka wai.
Ka hoʻolako ʻana i ka wai maʻemaʻe: Hiki i nā kānana wai kai ke hāʻawi i ka wai inu maʻemaʻe a olakino a hiki ke hoʻoponopono i ka pilikia o ka nele o ka wai ma nā wahi like ʻole.
Hoʻohana:Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā kānana wai kai i ka ʻenekinia moana, ka palekana o ke kaiaola kai, ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wai o nā kamaʻāina mokupuni, ka wai inu moku a me nā manawa ʻē aʻe e hoʻokō ai i ke koi no nā kumuwaiwai wai ma kēia mau wahi. I ka manawa like, hoʻohana ʻia nā kānana wai kai i nā hale hana desalination wai kai e hoʻololi i ka wai kai i wai hou e hoʻoponopono i ka nele o nā kumuwaiwai wai hou ma nā wahi maloʻo.
| MEA | INOA ʻĀPANA | MEA |
| 1 | KINO | KILA Q235-B |
| 2 | ʻELEMENA KĀNANA | SUS304 |
| 3 | PAʻA | NBR |
| 4 | UHI | KILA Q235-B |
| 5 | SCREWPULG | Keleawe |
| 6 | NĀ NĀTI APO | SUS304 |
| 7 | WIKIWIKI SWING | KILA Q235-B |
| 8 | ʻŌʻOLU PIN | KILA Q235-B |
| 9 | ʻŌwiliwili | Keleawe |
| Nā Ana | ||||
| Ka nui | D0 | H | H1 | L |
| DN40 | 133 | 241 | 92 | 135 |
| DN50 | 133 | 241 | 92 | 135 |
| DN65 | 159 | 316 | 122 | 155 |
| DN80 | 180 | 357 | 152 | 175 |
| DN100 | 245 | 410 | 182 | 210 |
| DN125 | 273 | 433 | 182 | 210 |
| DN150 | 299 | 467 | 190 | 245 |
| DN200 | 351 | 537 | 240 | 270 |
| DN250 | 459 | 675 | 315 | 300 |
| DN300 | 500 | 751 | 340 | 330 |
| DN350 | 580 | 921 | 508 | 425 |
| DN400 | 669 | 975 | 515 | 475 |
| DN450 | 754 | 1025 | 550 | 525 |
| DN500 | 854 | 1120 | 630 | 590 |