1919: Native Hawaiian herbalists told to aid researchers

The territorial legislature authorizes a Hawaiian Medicine Board to license Native Hawaiian herbalists, but it requires that these healers share information about medicinal plants with researchers. A study titled “For the Purpose of Investigating the Medicinal Properties and Values of Herbs and Plants Grown in the Territory of Hawai‘i” identifies the potential for finding cures for disease among Native Hawaiian medicinal plants.

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Medicine Ways

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Hawai‘i