Ma ke ʻano he kukui huelo kūpono, e loaʻa iā ia nā ʻano penei:
(1) Kiʻekiʻe luminous ikaika a me ka kupono malamalama ikaika hoolaha;
(2) Ke ala aʻe wikiwiki ka manawa mua;
(3) Ola lōʻihi, mālama manuahi, hoʻohana haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa;
(4) Paʻa paʻa hoʻololi;
(5) ʻO ka vibration maikaʻi a me ka hopena hopena.
I kēia manawa, ʻo nā kumu kukui i hoʻohana ʻia i nā kukui huelo kaʻa ka nui o nā kukui incandescent. Eia kekahi, ua puka mai kekahi mau kumu kukui hou, e like me ka light emitting diode (LED) a me nā kukui neon.