HRS §841-16
When decomposed remains can be cremated quickly
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗If a dead body is a serious health danger, the coroner's doctor can order it cremated right away. This can only happen after a reasonable effort to identify the body and find the cause of death, and after a burial-transit permit is obtained.
state agencies
The statute, as written — Disposal of decomposed remains
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.
The coroner's physician may order forthwith the cremation of the remains of any person appearing to have come to death under any of the circumstances set forth in section 841-3 if, in the coroner's physician's opinion, the remains constitute an immediate menace to the public health. The cremation shall be supervised by the coroner and shall take place only after a reasonable amount of investigation has taken place in an effort to establish the identity of the remains and the cause of death. Such cremation shall take place after a burial-transit permit authorizing cremation has been secured from the local agent of the department of health.
Sections this one refers to
§841-3 Reporting deaths that need investigation
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