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HRS §98-4

Getting a death certificate

Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗

This section says who can get a certified copy of a death certificate and what they must show. You must pay a fee and prove you are allowed to have it. Only certain people, like family or legal representatives, can get one.

personal representativestrustees

The statute, as written — Legal material in official electronic record

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) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall: (1) Designate the electronic record as official; and (2) Comply with sections 98-5, 98-7, and 98-8. (b) An official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record and also publishes the material in a record other than an electronic record may designate the electronic record as official if the publisher complies with sections 98-5, 98-7, and 98-8.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§98-5 Authenticating official electronic legal records

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.