Pʻu-kʻou has a modern chemical fertilizer plant and a tractor factory.

On the gable between the two towers is mounted a refulgent golden relief statue of the Mother of God, the sun’s rays streaming out from her as, crowned and besceptered, she stands in triumph upon an inverted half-moon: the city’s hope and protection against the enemies held up for derision on the clock tower opposite.

[…] Desmond Richardson, whose smooth integration of pyrotechnical razzle-dazzle and sure acting might well have pleased Mr. Butler.

Biddy did a 'take' and stared at Mandy speechless for a moment—then she fled back to the kitchen