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HI Rev Stat § 338-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-19 Photostatic or typewritten copies of records.

 §338-19 Photostatic or typewritten copies of records. The department of health is authorized to prepare typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies of any records and files in its office, which by reason of age, usage, or otherwise are in such condition that they can no longer be conveniently consulted or used without danger of serious injury or destruction thereof, and to certify to the correctness of such copies. The typewritten, photostatic, or microphotographic copies shall be competent evidence in all courts of the State with like force and effect as the original. [L 1949, c 327, §23; RL 1955, §57-22; am L 1957, c 8, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-19]
HI Rev Stat § 338-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-20 Adoption.

 §338-20 Adoption. (a) In case of the adoption of any person born in the State, the department of health, upon receipt of a properly certified copy of the adoption decree, or certified abstract thereof on a form approved by the department, shall prepare a supplementary certificate in the name of the adopted person, as fixed or changed by the decree, and seal and file the original certificate of birth with the certified copy attached thereto.  (b) The registrar of births shall show on the supplemental birth certificate the names of parents as stated in the adoption decree pursuant to section 578-14.  (c) Any certified copy of final decree of adoption, or abstract thereof, of persons born in the State, rendered by courts of other states and territories subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or courts of a foreign country, shall be considered properly certified when attested by the clerk of the court in which it was rendered with the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the presiding judge, chancellor, or magistrate that the attestation is in due form.  (d) If no original certificate of birth shall be on file with the department, the department may require such evidence as it deems necessary to establish the facts of birth before preparing a supplementary certificate in the new name of the adopted person; provided that no such certificate shall be filed unless it shall be satisfactorily established that the adopted person was born in the State.  (e) The sealed documents may be opened by the department only by an order of a court of record or when requested in accordance with section 578-14.5 or 578-15. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order setting aside a decree of adoption, the department shall restore the original certificate to its original place in the files. [L 1949, c 327, §24; RL 1955, §57-23; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-20; am L 1978, c 50, §1; am L 1979, c 203, §2; am L 1980, c 153, §6 and c 232, §18; am L 1988, c 274, §2; am L 1990, c 338, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 338-20.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-20.5 Adoption; foreign born persons.

 §338-20.5 Adoption; foreign born persons. (a) The department of health shall establish a Hawaii certificate of birth for a person born in a foreign country and for whom a final decree of adoption has been entered in a court of competent jurisdiction in Hawaii, when it receives the following:  (1) A properly certified copy of the adoption decree, or certified abstract thereof on a form approved by the department; and  (2) A copy of any investigatory report and recommendation which may have been prepared by the [director of human services]; and  (3) A report on a form to be approved by the department of health setting forth the following:  (A) Date of assumption of custody;  (B) Sex;  (C) Color or race;  (D) Approximate age of child;  (E) Name and address of the person or persons adopting said child;  (F) Name given to child by adoptive parent or parents;  (G) True or probable country of birth.  The true or probable country of birth shall be known as the place of birth, and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation. This report shall constitute an original certificate of birth; and  (4) A request that a new certificate of birth be established.  (b) After preparation of the new certificate of birth in the new name of the adopted person, the department of health shall seal and file the certified copy of the adoptive decree, the investigatory report and recommendation of the director of human services if any, the report constituting the original certificate of birth, and the request for a new certificate of birth. The sealed documents may be opened by the department only by an order of a court of record or when requested in accordance with section 578-14.5 or 578-15. The new certificate of birth shall show the true or probable foreign country of birth, and that the certificate is not evidence of United States citizenship for the child for whom it is issued or for the adoptive parents. [L 1979, c 203, §3; am L 1990, c 338, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 338-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-21 Children born to parents not married to each other.

 §338-21 Children born to parents not married to each other. (a) All children born to parents not married to each other, irrespective of the marriage of either natural parent to another, (1) on the marriage of the natural parents with each other, (2) on the voluntary, written acknowledgments of paternity under oath signed by the natural father and the natural mother, or (3) on establishment of the parent and child relationship under chapter 584, are entitled to the same rights as those born to parents married to each other and shall take the name so stipulated by their parents or, if the parents do not agree on the name, shall take the name specified by a court of competent jurisdiction to be the name that is in the best interests of the child. The original certificate of birth shall contain the name so stipulated. The child or children or the parents thereof may petition the department of health to issue a new original certificate of birth, and not a duplicate of the original certificate that has been amended, altered, or modified, in the new name of the child, and the department shall issue the new original certificate of birth. As used in this section "name" includes the first name, middle name, or last name.  (b) The evidence upon which the new original certificate is made, and the superseded original certificate shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only upon order of a court of record.  (c) If the child's natural parents marry each other and desire to change the child's name, the child's name may be changed and a new original certificate of birth prepared.  (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the power of the courts to order the department to prepare new certificates of birth under section 584-23. [L 1949, c 327, §25; RL 1955, §57-24; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am L 1967, c 6, §2; HRS §338-21; am L 1975, c 66, §2(4); am L 1980, c 153, §5; am L 1983, c 65, §2; am L 1986, c 287, §1; am L 1987, c 100, §2; am L 1988, c 141, §27; am L 1993, c 131, §3] Attorney General Opinions  Department of health's preparation of a new birth certificate pursuant to paternity orders. Att. Gen. Op. 87-6. Case Notes  Legitimacy or illegitimacy fixed at birth and cannot be changed by subsequent legislation. 3 H. 459; 4 H. 548. Prior to amendment of Act 71, L 1907, children of adulterous intercourse not legitimated by subsequent marriage of parents. 4 H. 292; 17 H. 45, 415, aff'd 210 U.S. 149.  Child begotten and born out of wedlock even though legitimated by statute on marriage of parents, is not "lawfully begotten child" within meaning of will. 14 H. 271.  Legitimation by subsequent marriage. 29 H. 258, aff'd 16 F.2d 273.  Presumption of legitimacy is not conclusive, but rebuttable. 30 H. 574. Evidence to rebut presumption. 49 H. 273, 414 P.2d 925.  Effect of legitimation on necessity of father's consent to adoption of child. 52 H. 395, 477 P.2d 780.
HI Rev Stat § 338-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-22 Other persons required to make records.

 §338-22 Other persons required to make records. Persons in charge of institutions for care or correction or for treatment of disease, injury, or childbirth shall record and report all statistical data required by this part relating to their inmates or patients. [L 1949, c 327, §26; RL 1955, §57-25; HRS §338-22]
HI Rev Stat § 338-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-23 Permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of body.

 §338-23 Permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of 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. [L 1949, c 327, §27; am L 1951, c 92, §4; RL 1955, §57-26; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-23; am L 1981, c 113, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 338-24 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-24 Foreign permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of body.

 §338-24 Foreign permit for removal, burial, or other disposition of body. When the death or fetal death occurs outside this State and the body is accompanied by a permit for burial, removal, or other disposition issued in accordance with the law and regulations in force where the death or fetal death occurred, the permit shall authorize the transportation of the body into or through this State, but before the burial, cremation, or other disposal of the body within this State, the permit shall be endorsed by the local agent of the department of health who shall keep a record thereof. [L 1949, c 327, §28; am L 1951, c 92, §5; RL 1955, §57-27; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-24]
HI Rev Stat § 338-25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-25 Prerequisite for permit.

 §338-25 Prerequisite for permit. No permit under section 338-23 shall be issued until a certificate of death or fetal death, as far as it can be completed under the circumstances of the case, has been filed and until all the regulations of the department of health in respect to the issuance of such permit have been complied with. [L 1949, c 327, §29; am L 1951, c 92, §5; RL 1955, §57-28; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-25]
HI Rev Stat § 338-25.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-25.5 Disinterment of human bodies.

 §338-25.5 Disinterment of human bodies. (a) No corpse, nor the remains of any dead human body, exclusive of ashes, shall be exposed, disturbed, or removed from its place of burial, nor shall the receptacle, container, or coffin holding the remains or corpse be opened, removed, or disturbed after due interment, except upon written application made to the director of health for a permit therefor and upon the issuance and according to the terms of a permit granted therefor by the director. After any removal or disturbance the grave shall be filled at once and restored to its former condition. A cemetery authority with a current and active license with the department of commerce and consumer affairs may disinter and reinter a corpse or remains within that same cemetery without filing an application for a permit from the department of health if the cemetery authority has written authorization from the majority of the next-of-kin of the person whose corpse or remains is disinterred, as determined by the priority of succession order required by section 531B-4; provided that this exception shall not apply to disinterment of a corpse or remains for transfer off of the cemetery property to another physical address. The cemetery authority may require a licensed embalmer to be available during the disinterment in the event that human remains may be exposed.  For the purposes of this subsection, "cemetery," "cemetery authority," and "cemetery property" have the same meaning as provided in section 441-1.  (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the department of land and natural resources pursuant to sections 6E-43 and 6E-43.6 may authorize exposure, removal, disinterment, or any other act without obtaining a permit from the department of health. [L 1921, c 111, §1; RL 1925, §4493; RL 1935, §5800; am L 1937, c 195, §1; RL 1945, §11200; RL 1955, §276-1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §734-1; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1990, c 306, §14; am L 2019, c 198, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 338-25.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-25.6 Fee.

  §338-25.6 Fee. A fee of $5 shall be charged by the director of health for the issuing of such permit, the fee to be paid and accounted for to the treasury of the State, provided that subject to the provisions of section 338-25.5 the director shall issue a permit, free of charge, to any county, state or federal officer, acting in the officer's official capacity, or to representatives of the consular corps, or to any domestic or foreign corporation, association, or organization not operated for profit which engages in public charity. [L 1921, c 111, §2; RL 1925, §4494; RL 1935, §5801; am L 1937, c 195, §2; RL 1945, §11201; RL 1955, §276-2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §734-2; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1985] Cross References  Modification of fee, see §92-28.
HI Rev Stat § 338-26, 27 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-26, 27 REPEALED.

  § §338-26, 27 REPEALED. L 1974, c 31, § §4, 5.
HI Rev Stat § 338-28 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-28 Transmittal of certificates to department.

 §338-28 Transmittal of certificates to department. Local agents of the department of health shall transmit all certificates filed with them to the department in accordance with regulations of the department. [L 1949, c 327, §32; RL 1955, §57-31; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-28]
HI Rev Stat § 338-29 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-29 REPEALED.

 §338-29 REPEALED. L 2002, c 51, §1.
HI Rev Stat § 338-29.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-29.5 Late registration of death, fetal death, marriage, and divorce.

 §338-29.5 Late registration of death, fetal death, marriage, and divorce. (a) When a death, fetal death, marriage, or divorce occurring in this State has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with rules adopted by the department of health. The certificate shall be registered subject to any evidentiary requirements that the department adopts by rule to substantiate the alleged facts of death, fetal death, marriage, or divorce.  (b) Certificates of death, fetal death, marriage, or divorce registered one year or more after the date of occurrence shall be marked "late" and shall show on the face the date of the late registration.  (c) As used in this section, "late" means one year or more after the date of the death, fetal death, marriage, or divorce. [L 1972, c 66, pt of §1(3); am L 1997, c 305, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 338-30 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-30 Penalties.

 §338-30 Penalties. (a) Except where a different penalty is provided in this part, any person who violates this part, or neglects or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon the person by this part, shall be fined not more than $100.  (b) Any person who wilfully makes or alters any certificate or certified copy thereof provided for in this part except in accordance with this part, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.  (c) Any person, who knowingly transports, or accepts for transportation, interment, or other disposition, a dead body without an accompanying permit issued in accordance with this part, shall be fined not more than $500.  (d) Any person who presents false information in order to obtain access to or a certified copy of a vital record for which the person is not eligible is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,000. [L 1949, c 327, §33; RL 1955, §57-33; HRS §338-30; am L 1977, c 118, §2; gen ch 1985] Cross References  Classification of offense and authorized punishment, see § §701-107, 706-640, 663.
HI Rev Stat § 338-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-41 Issuance; procedure.

  §338-41 Issuance; procedure. (a) The department of health may make regulations respecting the form of Hawaiian birth certificates and certified copies of such certificates and other matters relating to Hawaii birth certificates as appear necessary and the regulations, when approved and made in accordance with chapter 91, shall have the force of law. The department shall furnish the form of the certificates and copies made therefrom.  (b) Any certificate of Hawaiian birth issued heretofore under or by virtue of any law of the Territory of Hawaii or the State, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. [L 1911, c 96, §1; am L 1923, c 246, §1; RL 1925, §196; am L 1927, c 202, §1; RL 1935, §7610; RL 1945, §12910; am L 1951, c 132, §1; RL 1955, §57-40; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §9; am L 1965, c 96, §39; HRS §338-41; am L 1970, c 11, §1; am L 1972, c 66, §1(4)] Case Notes  Prima facie evidence overcome by competent evidence of nonidentification. 4 U.S.D.C. Haw. 258.  Certificate not controlling upon U.S. immigration officials re admission of Chinese. 217 F. 48; 35 Op. U.S. Att. Gen. 69.
HI Rev Stat § 338-42 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-42 REPEALED.

 §338-42 REPEALED. L 1997, c 216, § §9, 13; L 1999, c 194, §1.
HI Rev Stat § 338-43 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-43 OLD REPEALED. §338-43 Perjury.

  §338-43 OLD REPEALED. L 1972, c 66, §1(6).   §338-43 Perjury. Any applicant or any person who gives or offers any false testimony, oral or written, under oath, in support or respect of any application for a certificate under section 338-41, shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punishable accordingly. [L 1911, c 96, §2; RL 1925, §197; RL 1935, §7611; RL 1945, §12911; RL 1955, §57-44; HRS §338-44; ren L 1972, c 66, §1(6)] Cross References  Perjury and related offenses under the Penal Code, see § §710-1060 to 710-1069.5.
HI Rev Stat § 338-44 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-44 Renumbered as §338-43.

  §338-44 Renumbered as §338-43.
HI Rev Stat § 338-51 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-51 Administration of oaths.

  §338-51 Administration of oaths. Regular employees in the research and statistics office of the department of health may be appointed by the director of health to administer the oaths required by this chapter to be taken when registering vital events on a delayed basis and when correcting items on vital records registered under this chapter. [L 1975, c 62, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 338-55 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-55 Disposition of body; armed forces service members.

  §338-55 Disposition of body; armed forces service members. The person designated by the decedent as authorized to direct disposition on a United States Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data, DD Form 93, or its successor form, may arrange for the final disposition of the decedent's body, including cremation, if the decedent:  (1) Died while serving in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or National Guard; and  (2) Executed the United States Department of Defense Record of Emergency Data, DD Form 93, or its successor form. [L 2011, c 71, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 339-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|339. Litter Control|339-1 Definitions.

Revision Note Sections 339-1 to 11 designated as part I.   §339-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter:  "Beverage" means beer or other malt beverages, mineral waters, fruit juices, ades, and other similar noncarbonated drinks, soda water, and flavored carbonated drinks, in liquid form and intended for human consumption.  "Beverage container" means the individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle or can, containing a beverage.  "Department" means the department of health.  "Director" means the director of the department of health.  "Litter" means rubbish, refuse, waste material, garbage, trash, offal, or any debris of whatever kind or description, whether or not it is of value, and includes improperly discarded paper, metal, plastic, glass, or solid waste.  "Litter bag" means a bag, sack, or other container which is large enough to serve as a receptacle for litter.  "Littering" means placing, throwing, or dropping litter on public or private property or in any public or private waters, except:  (1) In a place which is designated by the department or the county for the disposal of garbage and refuse;  (2) Into a litter receptacle; or  (3) Into a litter bag, provided that the bag is disposed of properly into a litter receptacle or in a place designated by the department or the county for disposal of garbage and refuse.  "Litter receptacle" means any container approved by the director and made available for the depositing of wastes.  "Public place" means any area that is used or held out for use by the public whether owned or operated by public or private interests.  "Recycle" means to extract from the waste collection items for which a market exists and delivering such items to a point where they are converted to a material for later manufacture or reprocessing.  "Watercraft" means any boat, ship, vessel, or other floating craft which is berthed in or sails upon the territorial waters of Hawaii.  "Waters of the State" means any stream, river, ocean, canal, harbor, bay, or the like located within the territorial limits of the State. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 2, pt of §2; am L 1979, c 60, §2; am L 1991, c 157, §9] Note  The source note to this section is supplemented by "L Sp 2008, c 13, §3(e); am L 2009, c 183, §16."
HI Rev Stat § 339-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|339. Litter Control|339-2 Powers of the director.

  §339-2 Powers of the director. (a) The director shall have the power to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and to propose and to adopt pursuant to chapter 91 rules necessary to carry out the provisions, purposes, and intent of this chapter, and may delegate responsibilities with the exception of rulemaking to the agency the director deems appropriate.  (b) The director may request all state and local governmental agencies having law enforcement powers to provide services and personnel reasonably necessary to assist in the enforcement of this chapter. Any such agency and personnel thereof so assisting the director shall be empowered to enforce this chapter and all such rules.  (c) The director may employ a person without regard to chapter 76 to serve at the director's pleasure as the director finds necessary for the implementation of this chapter.  (d) The provisions of this chapter shall not in any way preempt or diminish the present powers and duties of state and county agencies in regard to the prevention and control of litter. [L Sp 1977 1st, c 2, pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 2000, c 253, §150]