{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-841-16","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 841-16","heading":"Disposal of decomposed remains.","body":"The coroner's physician may order forthwith the cremation of the remains of any person appearing to have come to death under any of the circumstances set forth in section 841-3 if, in the coroner's physician's opinion, the remains constitute an immediate menace to the public health. The cremation shall be supervised by the coroner and shall take place only after a reasonable amount of investigation has taken place in an effort to establish the identity of the remains and the cause of death. Such cremation shall take place after a burial-transit permit authorizing cremation has been secured from the local agent of the department of health.","path":["HI Code","Division 5","Title 38","Chapter 841"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0841/HRS_0841-0016.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"46a8cb90f1c8982b4755f50e69852f56dcc4133ee8765078e26b34c2c0dd246d","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-841-15","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-841-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}