Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 321 > Part IXA - Prevention of Blindness

• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Midwife: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2
• Midwifery: means the provision of one or more of the following services:

  (1) Assessment, monitoring, and care during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, postpartum and interconception periods, and for newborns, including ordering and interpreting screenings and diagnostic tests, and carrying out appropriate emergency measures when necessary;

  (2) Supervising the conduct of labor and childbirth; and

  (3) Provision of advice and information regarding the progress of childbirth and care for newborns and infants. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457J-2

• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.