HRS §531B-11
Protection for following disposition instructions
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section protects funeral homes, cemeteries, and similar businesses from being sued or punished if they follow the instructions of someone who claims the right to handle a person's remains, as long as they reasonably and honestly believe the person has that right.
employees
The statute, as written — Immunity
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 funeral establishment, cemetery, mortuary, crematory, or hydrolysis facility or any of its officers, directors, members, partners, funeral directors, managers, or employees who reasonably rely in good faith upon the instructions of an individual claiming the right of disposition shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or administrative or disciplinary action for carrying out the disposition of the remains in accordance with the instructions.
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