He taputapu whakamāmātia e rite ana ki te kōhatu hei āwhina i te hanganga, te whakamāmā, me te whakapai ake i ngā momo kōhatu pērā i te māpara, te karanīta, te kōhatu āhua, me te kōhatu parakaraka. He tino whakamāmātia hoki ngā kōhatu nui, he iti noa rānei te pakaru, ka hiahiatia ai ngā taputapu whakamāmātia e taea ai te tango i te kōhatu kaua ko te nuinga o ngā pakaru, me te waru. Kei te wātea tēnei pepa kōhatu i roto i tētahi tauira whānuitanga o ngā rahi, mai i ngā rahi kauta (40-80) mō te tuhinga tuatahi, te whakapai anō i te kōhatu ina hiahiatia ana kia tango i te nui o te kōhatu. Ko ngā rahi waenganui (120-240) ka whakamahia hei whakapai ake i te āhua, te whakamāmā i ngā tapa kauta i mahia e ngā rahi kauta. Ko ngā rahi reka (320-600) me ngā rahi tino reka (800-1500+) ka whakamahia ka mutu te whakapai, ka whakapuaki i te āhua reka me te āhua o te kōhatu. Ko te papariro o te pepa kōhatu hei whakarewa kōhatu he tino whiti engari he whakauru, e āwhina ana i a ia ano ki ngā āhua o te kōhatu i runga i te paparorohiko, ahakoa kei te mahi ki ngā paparanga paparorohiko, ki ngā taahiraa ranei. E ērangi ana i ētahi pepa kōhatu, e āwhina ana i te mahi pepa kōhatu ki te wai, e murua ai te totohu - he nui te painga ina mahi ki te totohu kōhatu e hauanu ai pea ki te manawa, engari ka āwhina hoki i te kōhatu kia kaua e rereke te wera, e pakaru rānei, i te wā kotahi hoki ka āwhina i te āhua reka kia pakaru ngā kiriata whakamāmātia. He mea nui tēnei pepa kōhatu ki ngā kaimahi kōhatu me ngā kainuku, i te nuinga o te whakahaere me te tika e huri i te kōhatu kauta ki ngā whakapapa, ki ngā āhua hangarau, ki ngā taonga rānei.