HRS §841-4
Witness testimony must be written and signed
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗When a coroner investigates a death, every witness's testimony must be given under oath, written down, and signed by the witness. The coroner or deputy coroner can write it themselves or have someone else do it.
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The statute, as written — Testimony under oath reduced to writing
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 testimony of all witnesses examined by any coroner or deputy coroner pertaining to the death of any person wherein a coroner's investigation is required, shall be taken under oath, reduced to writing by the coroner, or deputy coroner or by some other person by the coroner's or deputy coroner's direction, and subscribed to by witnesses.
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