HRS §6E-41
Cemeteries; removal or redesignation
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section sets rules for anyone moving or changing a cemetery. You must follow these steps plus any health department rules. It covers notice, photos, records, headstones, and approval for old cemeteries.
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The statute, as written — Cemeteries; removal or redesignation
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.
(a) Any person removing or redesignating any cemetery shall comply with the following requirements: (1) Publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the State, requesting persons having information concerning the cemetery or persons buried in it to report that information to the department; (2) Photograph the cemetery generally, and take separate photographs of all headstones located in the cemetery; (3) Turn over to the department all photographs and any other relevant historical records; (4) Move all headstones to the place of reinterment; and (5) Obtain the written concurrence of the department prior to any removal or redesignation if the cemetery has existed for more than fifty years. (b) The requirements of subsection (a) shall be in addition to any requirements imposed by the department of health.
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