Removal of remains; public hearing and other requirements
HRS §110-3
in effect110-3. Removal of remains; public hearing and other requirements
The comptroller may disinter and relocate remains in any state-owned cemetery or between state-owned cemeteries to improve, redevelop, or reduce the size of any state-owned cemetery, or to facilitate the subsequent disposition of any state-owned cemetery; provided that:
(1) Before disinterring any remains, the comptroller
shall hold at least one public hearing to afford the public an opportunity to
review the plans to improve, redevelop, reduce the size of, or dispose of the
cemetery and to submit comments and views on the proposed project; and
(2) The comptroller shall notify in writing the known
relative of a deceased person whose remains are to be disinterred and relocated
of the public hearing required by paragraph (1); if the relatives of the deceased
are unknown the comptroller shall give at least one public notice of the public
hearing statewide.
[L 1987, c 368, pt of §2; am L 1998, c 2, §31]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0110/HRS_0110-0003.htmFetched: 11/10/2026