Section 441-40 - Application of principal and income; responsibility of trustee(a) The trustee shall be held responsible for all payments received for deposit in the perpetual care fund and pre-need trust. The trustee shall not withdraw money from the income of the perpetual care fund unless the cemetery authority submits a certified statement that withdrawals shall be used for the perpetual care of the cemetery, including reasonable administrative expenses incurred in connection with operating a perpetual care cemetery. Further, the trustee shall not withdraw money from the principal of the pre-need trust unless the cemetery or pre-need funeral authority submits a certified statement that the person entitled to the pre-need services or the assignee has received the services or that the purchaser has requested a refund of moneys.(b) For the purposes of asset management and safekeeping of the funds, the trustee shall have the authority to inquire into the propriety of expenditures made by a cemetery and pre-need funeral authority in connection with the operation of the authority's business.(c) The cemetery and pre-need funeral authority shall provide the trustee with the findings of the annual audit and actuarial study, which shall serve as guidelines in the management and safekeeping of the funds.L 1967, c 199, pt of §1; HRS § 441-40; am L 1985, c 101, §20