He mea maʻalahi ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke kaula pale wai, ua maʻalahi kāna hana a paʻa kona ʻano. Hoʻopaʻa ia i ka wai me ka hilinaʻi ma kahi maʻemaʻe me ka ʻole o ka hana ʻana i ka ʻaila. Hoʻohana nui ʻia ia i ka uhi ʻana o ke kaula kumu o ka uwea kelepona wai ʻole, ka uwea optical type maloʻo a me ke kaula poliethylene insulation i hoʻopili ʻia. ʻOi loa no nā kaula submarine, ʻo ke kaula pale wai ka koho maikaʻi loa.