A grant from the First Nations Development Institute to support midwifery with our partner, the Pacific Birth Collective (PBC), enabled us to advance our Hawaiian Soulfulness Education Program.

This funding allowed PBC to implement key activities that uplifted Native Hawaiian midwifery and maternal wellness through culturally rooted education, healing, and advocacy. Guided by Hawaiian values and wellness traditions, the grant supported mentorship for Native Hawaiian midwifery (pale keiki) apprentices, culturally grounded support groups for expectant and new mothers, and community engagement efforts that centered Indigenous wisdom and visibility.