A cowrie squid lure was made out of a stick, a large cowrie shell, smooth, rounded rock, cordage, strands of ki, and a hook made out of a dog or human bone. The Hawaiian name for this lure is leho he`e.

It is said that some of the cowrie lures were so attractive that merely being shown over the side of the canoe, "squids came climbing in."

When fishing for he`e the fisherman would first chew on a kukui nut and then spit it out into the surface of the water. The oil from the nut would make the ocean water clear. They'd put their leho he`e into the water until it touches the bottom. The strands of ki ( ti leaf) help to hide the hook.

Squid and octopus like to eat the animal that lives inside the cowrie shell. His tentacles cover the cowrie, and then his whole body. The fisherman is wacthing and yanks the hook that catches the squid and pulled into the canoe.