(a) The actuarial study, audited financial statement, and trust agreement filed by a cemetery or pre-need funeral authority, as required by this chapter, shall be available for review by any member of the general public upon request. The review of these documents shall be done during the department‘s normal business hours. The director shall have the right to deny review for reasons specified in rules adopted by the director pursuant to chapter 91.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 441-24.7

  • Cemetery: means any property, or part interest therein, dedicated to and used or intended to be used for the permanent interment of human remains. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 441-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 441-1
  • Director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 441-1
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, county, association, or any other group however organized. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 441-1
  • Pre-need funeral authority: means any person who is engaged in the business of selling pre-need funeral services, or holds money in trust to provide for future funeral services; provided that this shall not apply to the designated trustee of the funds. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 441-1
(b) Upon delivery of an itemized price list to a prospective purchaser and upon execution of a contract for perpetual care and pre-need services, the cemetery or pre-need funeral authority shall notify the person of the availability for review of the actuarial study, audited financial statement, and trust agreement on file with the department as provided in this section.

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