ʻŌiwi childbirth is a fundamental aspect of society. The way we prepare for it is will intentionally to set up the foundation for the next generation and bring our whole society closer to our environment.

“The health of the land is the health of the people is the health of the nation”

"Ola ka ʻāina, ola ke kānaka, ola ka lāhui”

                                                          — Noa Emmett Alul

When we prepare for birth with this understanding, it shifts why we make the choices to prepare for birth. It matters not just what we eat, but the system that grew these foods, who it came from, and choosing foods that are deeply intertwined with our genealogy, spiritual, historical, and environmental relationships.  This process deepens our relationship to our children, our selves, partners, families,communities, care providers, this land, ancestors, and ke akua. 

This online course stretches our memories through stories of the past, present, and future in order to roots us back to generating mana in how we birth, heal post partum, and continue to build mana with raising our families with these values.

We will embark on a journey re-membering ʻoihana hānau or Hawaiian birthing practices and how they can be used in this modern era whether you give birth in or outside of Hawaiʻi. If you birth at home or in the hospital. Hawaiian birthing practices can be utilized to make both partners feel more open, connected, and safe.

Each unit will open with Hawaiian story or practice and how it lays the foundation for the unit topic. Each unit will have 3 -5  educational videos averaging 10-30- minute each. Sometimes there will be guest speakers like Hawaiian OBGYN, midwives, or other families sharing their birth story, or cultural knowledge keeper. Each unit will have reflective questions, and attachments that lead you to supplemental readings, video, or podcasts.