Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 441-32.5

  • 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
  • Cemetery property: means any property, or part or interest therein, dedicated to, 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.
  • Director: means the director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. 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

Every cemetery or pre-need funeral authority shall file with the director a copy of all existing contract forms, and any new contract form prior to its use, relating to the selling of cemetery property or pre-need services and related commodities. The content of the contract shall be in conformance with section 441-22.5(b).