HRS §338-23
Getting a permit to move or bury a body
A dead body cannot be moved or buried until a health department agent gives a written permit. No permit is needed for a fetus under 24 weeks. If death was from an accident, the agent can allow moving the body by phone to Honolulu for paperwork.
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The statute, as written — Permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of body
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.
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