ʻO nā mea hoʻokomo lāʻau carbide i kapa ʻia he ʻoki lāʻau carbide, he ʻehā ʻaoʻao ʻoki i hiki ke hoʻohuli ʻia nā ʻaoʻao e hōʻike i kahi ʻoki ʻoki hou i ka wā e ʻokiʻoki ai a ʻokiʻoki paha, e hopena i ka manawa haʻahaʻa a me ka mālama nui ʻana ma mua o nā mea ʻoki carbide maʻamau. Ua lilo ia i mea koho mua loa o ka ʻoki ʻoki lāʻau hou no ka ʻoki ʻoki ʻana, ka ʻili maʻemaʻe, ka lōʻihi ikaika, ka leo haʻahaʻa a me ka ikaika kiʻekiʻe.