ʻO ka lāʻau H-beam he lāʻau i hana ʻia me ke kila i ʻōwili ʻia.He ikaika loa.Loaʻa iā ia kona inoa no ka mea ua like ia me ke kapikala H ma luna o kona ʻāpana keʻa,he kila i ʻōwili ʻia me kahi ʻāpana H-like.Ua like ka mānoanoa o nā ʻāpana like ʻelua me ka liʻiliʻi ʻole o ka ʻili o loko.