#Kirsha Durante
Hawaiʻi expands protections for midwives after court challenge; Maui midwife returns to practice
Kiʻinaniokalani Kahoʻohanohano, who served her Maui community as a traditional midwife for 20 years before rstate laws forced her to stop, can now return to her practice without fear of prison time. The State of Hawaiʻi has agreed to end a legal challenge, which midwife advocates are hailing as a significant victory that protects Native Hawaiian […]
Lawsuit filed to protect midwifery in Hawaiʻi; Group to rally for traditional birth practices at state Capitol
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and the Center for Reproductive Rights challenging a midwifery law that they say is preventing pregnant people in Hawaiʻi from using skilled midwives for their pregnancies and births, as they have for generations.
