{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-338-23","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 338-23","heading":"Permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of body.","body":"When a death or fetal death occurs or a dead body is found, the body shall not be disposed of or removed from the registration district until a written permit has been issued by the local agent of the department of health, except that if the dead fetus is less than twenty-four weeks of gestation, no permit shall be required and except that if the death occurred as a result of an accident or other casualty occurrence, the local agent of the department of health may orally authorize the dead bodies to be removed from a registration district and airlifted or otherwise directly transported to the Honolulu registration district for the preparation and filing of death certificates and the issuance of written permits for further disposition.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 19","Chapter 338"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol06_Ch0321-0344/HRS0338/HRS_0338-0023.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"e75be8a804c01d4638d0084253ee00b56ef416c5dfabdf19a16dce913f0a8202","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-338-22","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-338-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}