The Puka shells in Hawaii are gifted to wish good luck to the receiver. If a sailor receives a Puka shell, it is believed that the shell will help him reach home safely.
The worn-out cone shells are Puka shells. These shells comprise mollusks. When these mollusks die, the shell knocks about in the ocean and a hole wears in at the center of these shells. When these cone shells lose their tip and the pointed edge is eroded, Puka shells come into existence. These shells are thereby used to make Puka jewelry. These shells are polished by the ocean. The natural hole is used to strung the shells together. The Hawaiian word for ‘hole’ is Puka.
