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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 531B-11

  • Cemetery: means any property, or part interest therein, dedicated to and used or intended to be used for the permanent interment of human remains. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 531B-2
  • Crematory: means a structure containing a furnace used or intended to be used for the conventional cremation of human remains. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 531B-2
  • Funeral establishment: means a place of business used in the care and preparation for interment or transportation of human remains, embalming, placing the same on display, or otherwise providing for final disposition of human remains. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 531B-2
  • Hydrolysis facility: means a structure, room, or other space in a building or structure containing hydrolysis equipment, to be used for water cremation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 531B-2
  • Mortuary: means a place of business devoted exclusively to furnishing funeral services and related commodities. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 531B-2

No funeral establishment, cemetery, mortuary, crematory, or hydrolysis facility or any of its officers, directors, members, partners, funeral directors, managers, or employees who reasonably rely in good faith upon the instructions of an individual claiming the right of disposition shall be subject to criminal or civil liability or administrative or disciplinary action for carrying out the disposition of the remains in accordance with the instructions.