Haw. Code R. § 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.
Notes
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