ʻO ka ʻike kaulahao, ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo chainsaw, he ʻike paʻa i hoʻohana ʻia e ka mīkini ʻaila.Hoʻohana nui ʻia no ke kālai lāʻau a me ke kūkulu lāʻau.ʻO kāna kumu hana, ʻo ia ka hana ʻana i ka hana ʻāhi ma ka neʻe ʻana i ka ʻaoʻao o nā ʻāpana L-like i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma ke kaulahao ʻike.Hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā ʻili kaulahao i nā kaulahao kaʻa, nā kaulahao non-motorized, etc.