Lawe ʻia ʻo Gabion mai ka gabbione, he huaʻōlelo ʻItalia ʻo ia hoʻi "ka hale nui."ʻO nā pā Gabion i hana ʻia me nā gabions, a i ʻole nā hīnaʻi nui a i ʻole nā hīnaʻi, i hoʻopiha ʻia me nā pōhaku, ʻiliʻili, kekona, a i ʻole nā mea hana i koe.Hiki ke hoʻopaʻa ʻia kēia mau hīnaʻi nui a hoʻohui ʻia me ka uea kaumaha.
Hiki i nā pā o Gabion ke hāʻawi i nā ʻano hana ʻoihana like ʻole, me ka hoʻomalu ʻana i ka erosion, ka hoʻomalu ʻana i ka wai no ka manawa pōkole, ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana i ka walaʻau, a me ke kānana ʻana i ka lepo mai ka wai kahe.
Hiki ke hoʻonohonoho ʻia nā hīnaʻi e hana i ka pā paʻa gabion, kūkulu i ka pā pilikino ma kāu waiwai, a i ʻole e hoʻohui wale (a me ka hoʻohana hou paha) i kekahi pōhaku maoli i loko o ka māla o kou home a i ʻole ka pā.