It takes a kukui kernal 8-9 minutes to burn completely. It takes 35 kernels to fill one small baby food jar (4 ounces) with the soot, called pau in Hawaiian. The pau is then mixed with pilali (kukui resin) and mixed in a stone mortar and pestle to make the ink used to decorate kapa. How many ounces of pau does each kukui nut produce?

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