Hawaiʻi's midwife practitioners, state lawmakers reach agreement

Hawaiʻi's midwife practitioners, state lawmakers reach agreement

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Native Hawaiian midwives will now be able to practice and train without fear of prison after Hawai‘i lawmakers and courts rolled back strict limits on midwifery. The change comes after a lawsuit filed in 2024 by the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and the law firm Perkins Coie. ‘I don’t think people understand how important midwifery is in Hawaiʻi’: Rep. Perruso The case challenged …