He maikaʻi ka paʻa wai o ka ʻaʻahu ola, ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻopaʻa ʻia, maʻalahi ke kau a wehe ʻia, ʻaʻole pili i nā hana kino o nā kānaka, a hiki ke hōʻoia i ka palekana o ka poʻe ma luna o ka wai. Loaʻa i kā mākou pūʻali koa kahi ʻaʻahu ola. ʻO ka papa wai ʻole ma luna o ka ʻili he lepe ʻelua ʻaoʻao i hana ʻia me ka lāʻau kūikawā. He 4 mau eke lana i piha i ke kapok ma mua a ma hope. ʻO ka nui o ke kaumaha he 1.5 kg wale nō, akā hiki iā ia ke hoʻohua ma mua o 16 kg o Buoyancy, ʻaʻahu ke koa piha a lana i ke kai, ʻaʻole e ʻoi aku ka wai ma mua o nā poʻohiwi. ʻOiai ua haehae ʻia ka ʻaʻahu ola, he nui nō ka puʻu.

Ma waho aʻe o ka hoʻoulu ʻana i ka ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi, ua loaʻa i ka pale ola hoʻokele o ka Naval Air Force nā waiwai o ka ʻike maʻalahi a me ke kūpaʻa manō. ʻO kēia ʻano ʻaʻahu ola ka hapa nui o nā ʻano vest. Ma waho aʻe o nā ʻeke lana ʻehā i hoʻopiha ʻia i ka ʻeke ma kona ʻūhā, aia kekahi paipu puhi ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka ʻeke lana. i ka moana.
ʻO ka lole ola, ka mea i kapa ʻia ʻo ke kapa ola, he ʻano lole ola ola, i hoʻolālā ʻia e like me ke kapa, i hana ʻia me ka lole nylon a i ʻole neoprene (NEOPRENE), mea buoyancy a i ʻole mea inflatable, reflective material, etc. ʻO ke ola lawelawe maʻamau ʻo 5 -7 makahiki, a ʻo ia kekahi o nā mea hoʻopakele ola ma nā moku a me nā mokulele. ʻO ke ʻano ʻaʻahu maʻamau, i hana ʻia me ka plastic foam a i ʻole ka pahu. Ua lawa ka hooluolu e aahu ai ma ke kino, i hiki i ke poo o ka mea lumo i ka wai.