HRS §841-11
Witness pay and travel costs at coroner's inquests
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗Witnesses who show up to a coroner's inquest get paid a small daily fee and travel money per mile. The county where the inquest happens pays these costs and other reasonable expenses.
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The statute, as written — Witness fees and mileage; expenses
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.
Every witness attending upon any coroner's inquest shall be paid $1 for each day's actual attendance, and traveling expenses at the rate of 10 cents a mile each way. The fees and mileage of witnesses and all reasonable expenses of the inquisition shall be paid by the county in which the inquest is held.
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