The fruit was once used like soap by local kids. The fruit contains a saponin which may cause gastroenteritis if eaten or dermatitis upon contact with your skin. Actual poisonings are rare. Manele will grow well in poorly-drained soils. Coffee twig borers are known to damage manele.
Propagation is by seed.
Scarifying seeds will enhance germination. Bishop Museum, Ala Moana Park, Lyon Arboretum, Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden, Halawa Xeriscape Garden.