Current through November, 2024
Section 7-32-18 - Directed exhumation(a) Federal and Hawaii court orders directing exhumations shall be honored.(b) Exhumations on the basis of orders issued by out-of-State courts, or courts of questionable authority, shall be conducted if such orders are enforceable in Hawaii.(c) The issuing court must indicate the final disposition of the exhumed remains.(d) Exhumation activities shall be coordinated with the ordering court and carried out under the supervision of the director or a designated cemetery official. (1) If the remains are to be permanently removed from the cemetery, arrangements shall be made for immediate removal and the grave may be reused.(2) If the remains are to be reinterred in the cemetery, the same grave shall be used.(e) Court orders and other pertinent documentation shall be retained at the cemetery as a permanent record of the action.(f) All expenses for directed exhumations shall be the responsibility of the requesting party.[Eff: AUG 10 1991] (Auth: HRS § 363-2) (Imp: HRS § 363-2)