We, the undersigned, stand against any infringement of the right of the women of Hawaiʻi to give birth in any manner they deem pono.  

We oppose all legislative attempts to restrict and regulate traditional midwives and birthing practitioners who carry on ancient traditions.  

Traditional midwives and birthing practitioners of all cultures deserve respect and support, not regulation and persecution.  

We strongly oppose all versions of SB 1033 and HB 490, along with all other measures that, in essence, echo the genocidal persecution of healers in the early 20th Century, following the invasion of ʻIolani Palace by the Committee of Safety, and the forced medicalization of cultural ways that has been part of cultural repression throughout Hawaiʻi.