Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 2. Business § 457J-1

(1) Midwives offer maternity and newborn care from the antepartum period through the intrapartum period to the postpartum period;

(2) The improper practice of midwifery poses a significant risk of harm to the mother or newborn, and may result in death; and

(3) The regulation of the practice of midwifery is reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of mothers and their newborns.