Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 118 - DISINTERMENT PERMITS
Section 11-118-5 - How to apply for a disinterment permit
Current through February, 2024
(a) An applicant for a disinterment permit shall use the services of a mortuary or cemetery to submit an application for a disinterment permit to the state registrar on a form and in a manner approved by the state registrar. An owner of a family burial plot is not considered a cemetery or a mortuary.
(b) On behalf of an applicant, a mortuary or cemetery shall submit an application for a disinterment permit to the state registrar on a form approved by the state registrar through the electronic disinterment application and permit system or other approved method, provided that the mortuary or cemetery is in compliance with all applicable requirements of chapter 441, HRS, chapter 11-22, Hawaii Administrative Rules, and any other applicable laws, and has been trained and registered to participate in the electronic disinterment application and permit system, as determined by the state registrar.
(c) A mortuary or a cemetery in compliance with all applicable requirements of chapter 441, HRS, chapter 11-22, Hawaii Administrative Rules, and any other applicable laws may apply for a disinterment permit using the services of a mortuary authority or a cemetery authority with which it has a documented business relationship, so long as the mortuary authority or cemetery authority has been trained and registered to participate in the electronic disinterment application and permit system, as determined by the state registrar.
(d) An authorized representative of the United States Department of Defense seeking a permit to disinter the remains of an unknown or unidentified armed forces service member shall submit an application for a disinterment permit pursuant to section 11-118-13.
