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HRS §441-16

How the public is told about a hearing to remove cemetery dedication

This section explains how notice of a hearing to remove cemetery land from dedication must be given. The notice must be published in a local newspaper once a week for at least three weeks and posted in three visible places on the property. It must describe the land, state that remains are gone or no burials happened there, and give the hearing time and place.

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The statute, as written — Hearing

The notice of hearing provided in section 441-15 shall be given by publication once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the county where the cemetery is located, and the posting of copies of the notice in three conspicuous places on that portion of the property from which the dedication is to be removed. The notice shall: (1) Describe the portion of the cemetery property sought to be removed from dedication; (2) State that all remains have been removed or that no interments have been made in the portion of the cemetery property sought to be removed from dedication; (3) Specify the time and place of the hearing.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§441-15 How cemetery land can be changed to other uses

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