ʻO ka mīkini ʻāhiʻi he ʻano mea hana ʻāhi i hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka mīkini.Hiki iā ia ke ʻoki i nā mea pā kila o nā mānoanoa like ʻole.Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā huahana i ka mokulele, ka ʻoihana māmā, ka metallurgy, ka ʻoihana kemika, ke kūkulu ʻana, ka hoʻouna ʻana, ke kaʻa, ka mana uila, nā mea uila, nā mea hoʻonaninani a me nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe e hoʻolako i nā mīkini kūikawā a me nā lako piha e pono ai.