1973: Bans on Native Hawaiian healing traditions overturned

Native Hawaiian healers, known as kahuna, are again permitted to practice legally. The growing Native Hawaiian rights movement, which seeks to revive cultural practices, spurs this legal shift.

State of Hawai‘i Penal Code, Title 37, Chapter 773 overturns state policies that outlaw Native Hawaiian healing practices.

Theme

Medicine Ways, Native Rights

Region

Hawai‘i