HRS §338-25
Death certificate required before burial permit
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Before a burial or other permit under section 338-23 can be issued, a death or fetal death certificate must be filed as completely as possible, and all health department rules about the permit must be followed.
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The statute, as written — Prerequisite for permit
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No permit under section 338-23 shall be issued until a certificate of death or fetal death, as far as it can be completed under the circumstances of the case, has been filed and until all the regulations of the department of health in respect to the issuance of such permit have been complied with.
Sections this one refers to
§338-23 Getting a permit to move or bury a body
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