HCC §6-4
Cemetery land must be owned outright and free of debt
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗A cemetery can only be built on land the owner fully owns, with no mortgage or other financial claims on the burial area. Once the location is approved, you cannot put any new debt or claim on that burial land. Land given to the county by the state for a cemetery is exempt from these rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Other requirements
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
No cemetery shall be located on land which is not owned in fee simple. The section of a proposed location which is set aside for interment shall be free of any financial encumbrance. After the approval of a proposed location, it shall be unlawful to encumber any section thereof which is set aside for interment. Lands which are transferred to the County by State executive order for the establishment, enlargement, or extension of any cemetery shall be exempt from the conditions of this section.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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