text: As a kanaka in the world of birth (I gave birth to my children under "dangerous", "high-risk" cultural circumstances, and assist in other wahine to  birth in a cultural manner), I appreciate Ms. Compehos' mana'o greatly. Her central point is extremely important: how is it that sailing a dangerous ocean or surfing dangerous waves is understood as vital and important to continuation of culture, but revitalizing our ancient birthing traditions is judged as irresponsible?  Is this not the classic colonial problem wherein the body of the wahine is deemed the purview of others than herself, precisely because that body has the power to give life?  I stand firmly for body sovereignty, reproductive choice (including birth choices) and the re-invigoration of our oldest cultural practice. Mahalo Tara!