Hawaii Revised Statutes 338-23 – Permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of body
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 338-23
- Dead body: means lifeless human body, or such parts of the human body, or the bones thereof, from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 338-1
When a death or fetal death occurs or a dead body is found, the body shall not be disposed of or removed from the registration district until a written permit has been issued by the local agent of the department of health, except that if the dead fetus is less than twenty-four weeks of gestation, no permit shall be required and except that if the death occurred as a result of an accident or other casualty occurrence, the local agent of the department of health may orally authorize the dead bodies to be removed from a registration district and airlifted or otherwise directly transported to the Honolulu registration district for the preparation and filing of death certificates and the issuance of written permits for further disposition.