HAR §7-32-18. Directed exhumation

(a) Federal and Hawaii court orders directing exhumations shall be honored. (b) Exhumations on the basis of orders issued by out-of-State courts, or courts of questionable authority, shall be conducted if such orders are enforceable in Hawaii. (c) The issuing court must indicate the final disposition of the exhumed remains. (d) Exhumation activities shall be coordinated with the ordering court and carried out under the supervision of the director or a designated cemetery official. (1) If the remains are to be permanently removed from the cemetery, arrangements shall be made for immediate removal and the grave may be reused. (2) If the remains are to be reinterred in the cemetery, the same grave shall be used. (e) Court orders and other pertinent documentation shall be retained at the cemetery as a permanent record of the action. (f) All expenses for directed exhumations shall be the responsibility of the requesting party. [Eff: AUG 10 1991] (Auth: HRS §363-2) (Imp: HRS §363-2) BACK TO TOP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Chapter 7-32, Hawaii Administrative Rules, on the Summary page dated ____________________, were adopted on __________________, following a public hearings held on July 8, July 12, July 15 and July 17, 1991 after public notice was given in the Honolulu Advertiser, Star Bulletin, Hawaii Tribune Herald, West Hawaii Today, Maui News and Garden Island Weekly on May 28, 1991, and May 29, 1991. The adoption of chapter 7-32, Hawaii Administrative Rules, shall take effect ten days after filing with the office of the Lieutenant Governor. _________________________ Edward V. Richardson Adjutant General Department of Defense Hawaii Administrative Rules: Title 7, Subtitle 2, Chapter 32: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Rules of Practice and Procedure State of Hawaii Department of Defense: Administrative Services Office [http://www.dod.state.hi.us/aso] (Page 11 of 20) APPROVED: __________________________ John Waihee Governor State of Hawaii APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________ Deputy Attorney General BACK TO TOP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Amendments to Chapter 7-32, Hawaii Administrative Rules SUMMARY 1. §§7-32-2, 7-32-7, 7-32-9, 7-32-9, 7-32-16, and 7-32-17 are amended.