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HI Rev Stat § 338-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-1 Definitions of terms.

  §338-1 Definitions of terms. As used in this part unless the context otherwise indicates:  "Dead body" means lifeless human body, or such parts of the human body, or the bones thereof, from the state of which it reasonably may be concluded that death recently occurred.  "Fetal death" is death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, that did not, after complete separation from the mother, breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or movement of voluntary muscle.  "Live birth" is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception that did, after complete expulsion or extraction from the mother, breathe or show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or movement of voluntary muscle, whether or not the umbilical cord was cut or the placenta attached.  "Person in charge of disposition of the body" means any person who places, or causes to be placed, a stillborn child, or dead body, or ashes, after cremation, in a grave, vault, urn, or other receptacle, or otherwise disposes thereof.  "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine under part I of chapter 453 or a practitioner of medicine, osteopathic medicine, or surgery excepted from licensure by section 453-2(b)(3).  "Public health statistics" includes the registration, preparation, transcription, collection, compilation, and preservation of data pertaining to births, adoptions, legitimations, deaths, fetal deaths, morbidity, marital status, and data incidental thereto. [L 1949, c 327, §2; am L 1951, c 92, §1; RL 1955, §57-1; HRS §338-1; am L 1973, c 17, §5; am L 1975, c 66, §2(1); am L 1982, c 112, §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1987, c 100, §1; am L 1993, c 131, §1; am L 2009, c 11, §44]
HI Rev Stat § 338-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-2 Authority and duties of the department of health.

 §338-2 Authority and duties of the department of health. The department of health, herein referred to as the department, shall:  (1) Establish a central bureau of public health statistics with suitable offices properly equipped for the safety and preservation of all its official records;  (2) Install a statewide system of public health statistics;  (3) Make and amend, after notice and hearing, necessary regulations, give instructions and prescribe forms for collecting, transcribing, compiling, and preserving public health statistics; and  (4) Enforce this part and the regulations made pursuant thereto. [L 1949, c 327, §3; RL 1955, §57-2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-2]
HI Rev Stat § 338-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-3 Registration districts.

 §338-3 Registration districts. The department of health shall divide the State from time to time into public health statistics registration districts, which shall conform to political subdivisions, or combinations thereof, or such other subdivision as the department may deem advisable. [L 1949, c 327, §5; RL 1955, §57-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-3]
HI Rev Stat § 338-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-4 Deaths reported to county clerks.

 §338-4 Deaths reported to county clerks. The department of health shall within six weeks after the end of each month deliver, or forward by mail, to the county clerk of each county a list of the names of all citizens of voting age or over whose deaths have been recorded in the department during each month. The list shall set forth such portion of the information contained in the death record of each citizen whose death is so reported as will be of assistance to the county clerk in identification. [L 1949, c 327, §7; RL 1955, §57-6; am L 1959, c 138, §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-4; am L 1981, c 113, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 338-4.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-4.5 REPEALED.

 §338-4.5 REPEALED. L 2016, c 85, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 338-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-5 Compulsory registration of births.

 §338-5 Compulsory registration of births. Within the time prescribed by the department of health, a certificate of every birth shall be substantially completed and filed with the local agent of the department in the district in which the birth occurred, by the administrator or designated representative of the birthing facility, or physician, or midwife, or other legally authorized person in attendance at the birth; or if not so attended, by one of the parents.  The birth facility shall make available to the department appropriate medical records for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the provisions of this chapter. [L 1949, c 327, §9; RL 1955, §57-8; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-5; am L 1988, c 149, §1] Case Notes  Compulsory reporting not objectionable. 466 F. Supp. 714.
HI Rev Stat § 338-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-6 Local agent to prepare birth certificate.

 §338-6 Local agent to prepare birth certificate. (a) If neither parent of the newborn child whose birth is unattended as provided in section 338-5 is able to prepare a birth certificate, the local agent of the department of health shall secure the necessary information from any person having knowledge of the birth and prepare and file the certificate.  (b) The department shall prescribe the time within which a supplementary report furnishing information omitted on the original certificate may be returned for the purpose of completing the certificate. Certificates of birth completed by a supplementary report shall not be considered as "delayed" or "altered". [L 1949, c 327, §10; RL 1955, §57-9; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-6]
HI Rev Stat § 338-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-7 Registration of foundlings; foundling report.

 §338-7 Registration of foundlings; foundling report. (a) Whoever assumes the custody of a living child of unknown parentage shall immediately report, on a form to be approved by the department of health, to the local agent of the department the following:  (1) Date and place of finding or assumption of custody;  (2) Sex;  (3) Color or race;  (4) Approximate age of child;  (5) Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care;  (6) Name given to the child by the finder or custodian.  (b) The place where the child was found or custody assumed shall be known as the place of birth, and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation.  (c) The foundling report shall constitute the certificate of birth.  (d) If a foundling child is identified and a regular certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. [L 1949, c 327, §11; RL 1955, §57-10; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-7]
HI Rev Stat § 338-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-8 Compulsory registration of deaths and fetal deaths.

 §338-8 Compulsory registration of deaths and fetal deaths. A certificate of every death or fetal death shall be filed with the department of health in Honolulu or with the local agent of the department of health in the district in which the death or fetal death occurred or a dead body was found within three days after the death or fetal death occurred or the dead body was found. In every instance, a certificate shall be filed prior to interment or other disposition of the body. [L 1949, c 327, §12; am L 1951, c 92, §2; RL 1955, §57-11; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-8; am L 1981, c 113, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 338-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-10 Late determination of the cause of death.

  §338-10 Late determination of the cause of death. If the cause of death cannot be determined within three days, the certification of its cause may be filed after the prescribed period, but the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or coroner's physician shall notify in writing the local agent of the department of health of the district in which the death occurred of the reason for late filing, in order that a permit for the disposition of the body may be issued.  As used in this section, "late" means more than three days after the date of death. [L 1949, c 327, §14; RL 1955, §57-13; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-10; am L 1973, c 17, §7; am L 1997, c 305, §1; am L 2016, c 183, §5]
HI Rev Stat § 338-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-11 Form of certificates.

 §338-11 Form of certificates. The forms of certificates shall include as a minimum the items required by the respective standard certificates as recommended by the Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics, subject to approval of and modification by the department of health. In addition, the forms of death certificates shall require the individual's social security number. The form and use of the certificates shall be subject to sections 338-16 to 338-18. [L 1949, c 327, §15; RL 1955, §57-14; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-11; am L 1997, c 293, §17]
HI Rev Stat § 338-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-12 Evidentiary character of certificates.

 §338-12 Evidentiary character of certificates. Certificates filed within thirty days after the time prescribed therefor shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. Data pertaining to the father of a child is prima facie evidence if:  (1) The alleged father is:  (A) The husband of the mother; or  (B) The acknowledged father of the child; or  (2) The father and child relationship has been established under chapter 584. Data pertaining to the alleged father acknowledging paternity of the child is admissible as evidence of paternity in any family court proceeding, including proceedings under chapter 584. [L 1949, c 327, §16; RL 1955, §57-15; HRS §338-12; am L 1975, c 66, §2(2); am L 1994, c 23, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 338-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-13 Certified copies.

 §338-13 Certified copies. (a) Subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18, the department of health shall, upon request, furnish to any applicant a certified copy of any certificate, or the contents of any certificate, or any part thereof.  (b) Copies of the contents of any certificate on file in the department, certified by the department shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original, subject to the requirements of sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18.  (c) Copies may be made by photography, dry copy reproduction, typing, computer printout or other process approved by the director of health. [L 1949, c 327, §17; RL 1955, §57-16; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-13; am L 1978, c 49, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 338-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-14 Fees for certified copies and searches; transcripts or other statistical summaries of vital records for National Center for Health Statistics; certified copies for veterans and others; and corrections on vital statistics certificates.

  §338-14 Fees for certified copies and searches; transcripts or other statistical summaries of vital records for National Center for Health Statistics; certified copies for veterans and others; and corrections on vital statistics certificates. (a) The department of health shall establish reasonable fees to be paid for certified copies of certificates; provided that the department shall furnish, free of charge, a certified copy of any of the records, or a certification of birth, to any veteran of the armed forces of the United States, the veteran's wife, any member of the immediate family of a veteran or the next of kin of a deceased veteran, when required for use in connection with a claim based on service in the armed forces of the United States. Subject to sections 338-16, 338-17, and 338-18, the National Center for Health Statistics may obtain transcripts and statistical summaries on computer tapes of certificates or, without payment of fees, certified copies; provided the State is put to no expense in connection therewith.  A reasonable fee shall be charged for any correction in the items on a vital statistics certificate initiated by the registrant or the registrant's parent or representative if the registrant is a minor.  (b) The department may prescribe reasonable fees for searches of files and records not involving the issuance of certified copies.  (c) The department shall keep an account of all fees collected and shall deposit them to the general fund of the State except as provided in sections 321-1.3, 338-14.5, 338-14.6, 346-7.5, and 601-3.6.  (d) Any fee established by the department pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 91. In establishing a fee, the amount shall be sufficient to cover the expenses involved in searching for, cost of a copy of, or correction of the certificate, file, or record, as the case may be. The department may raise the fees up to ten per cent per year without being subject to the provisions of chapter 91. [L 1949, c 327, §18; am L Sp 1949, c 34, §1; RL 1955, §57-17; am L 1957, c 202, §1 and c 316, §2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; am L 1967, c 30, §1; HRS §338-14; am L 1974, c 32, §1; am L 1979, c 159, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1997, c 216, § §5, 13; am L 1999, c 194, §1; am L 2018, c 174, § §1, 3]
HI Rev Stat § 338-14.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-14.3 Verification in lieu of a certified copy.

  §338-14.3 Verification in lieu of a certified copy. (a) Subject to the requirements of section 338-18, the department of health, upon request, shall furnish to any applicant, in lieu of the issuance of a certified copy, a verification of the existence of a certificate and any other information that the applicant provides to be verified relating to the vital event that pertains to the certificate.  (b) A verification shall be considered for all purposes certification that the vital event did occur and that the facts of the event are as stated by the applicant.  (c) Verification may be made in written, electronic, or other form approved by the director of health.  (d) The fee for a verification in lieu of a certified copy shall be a maximum of one half of the fee established in section 338-14.5 for the first certified copy of a certificate issued.  (e) Fees received for verifications in lieu of certified copies shall be remitted, and one half of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund in section 338-14.6 and the remainder of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the state general fund. [L 2001, c 246, §1; am L 2010, c 55, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 338-14.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-14.5 Copies of certificate; fees.

 §338-14.5 Copies of certificate; fees. The fees for certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, or death certificates issued by the department of health shall consist of $10 for the first copy issued and $4 for each copy issued thereafter. These fees shall be collected for each single request for certified copies. All fees received for the issuance of certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, or death certificates shall be remitted to the director of health. Upon the receipt of remittances under this section, the director of health shall deposit:  (1) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special fund established under section 346-7.5;  (2) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section 601-3.6;  (3) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund established under section 321-1.3;  (4) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund established under section 338-14.6; and  (5) The remainder of the fee for each certified copy to the credit of the state general fund. [L 1994, c 232, §1; am L 1997, c 216, § §6, 13; am L 1998, c 311, §7; am L 1999, c 194, §1; am L 2005, c 142, §3; am L 2019, c 84, §3] Note  Distribution of revenues derived from fees; department of health to submit study to legislature and governor no later than November 1, 2016. L 2016, c 43, § §10, 11.
HI Rev Stat § 338-14.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-14.6 Vital statistics improvement special fund.

  §338-14.6 Vital statistics improvement special fund. (a) There is established within the state treasury a special fund to be known as the vital statistics improvement special fund. The fund shall be administered and expended by the department of health.  (b) Moneys in the fund shall be used by the department of health for the modernization and automation of the vital statistics system in this State. Moneys in the fund may be used to assist in offsetting costs for the daily operations of the system of vital statistics.  (c) The fund shall consist of fees remitted pursuant to section 338-14.5. All realizations of the fund shall be subject to the conditions specified in subsection (b). [L 1997, c 216, § §2, 13; am L 1999, c 194, §1; am L 2010, c 55, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 338-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-15 Late or altered certificates.

  §338-15 Late or altered certificates. A person born in the State may file or amend a certificate after the time prescribed, upon submitting proof as required by rules adopted by the department of health. Certificates registered after the time prescribed for filing by the rules of the department of health shall be registered subject to any evidentiary requirements that the department adopts by rule to substantiate the alleged facts of birth. The department may amend a birth certificate to change or establish the identity of a registrant's parent only pursuant to a court order from a court of appropriate jurisdiction or pursuant to a legal establishment of parenthood pursuant to chapter 584. Amendments that change or establish the identity of a registrant's parent that are made in accordance with this section shall not be considered corrections of personal records pursuant to chapter 92F. [L 1949, c 327, §19; RL 1955, §57-18; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-15; am L 1972, c 66, §1(1); am L 1997, c 305, §2; am L 2016, c 26, §1] Attorney General Opinions  Section provides for the alteration of only birth certificates. Att. Gen. Op. 84-14.
HI Rev Stat § 338-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-16 Procedure concerning late and altered birth certificates.

 §338-16 Procedure concerning late and altered birth certificates. (a) Birth certificates registered one year or more after the date of birth, and certificates which have been altered after being filed with the department of health, shall contain the date of the late filing and the date of the alteration and be marked distinctly "late" or "altered".  (b) A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the acceptance for late filing or the alteration shall be endorsed on the certificates.  (c) Such evidence shall be kept in a special permanent file.  (d) When an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required by the rules for late registration or when the state registrar finds reasons to question the validity or adequacy of the certificate or the documentary evidence, the state registrar shall not register the late certificate and shall advise the applicant of the reason for this action.  The department of health may by rule provide for the dismissal of an application which is not actively prosecuted.  (e) As used in this section, "late" means one year or more after the date of birth. [L 1949, c 327, §20; RL 1955, §57-19; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §19; HRS §338-16; am L 1972, c 66, §1(2); am L 1997, c 305, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 338-17 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-17 Late or altered certificate as evidence.

 §338-17 Late or altered certificate as evidence. The probative value of a "late" or "altered" certificate shall be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence. [L 1949, c 327, §21; RL 1955, §57-20; HRS §338-17; am L 1997, c 305, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 338-17.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-17.5 Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth.

 §338-17.5 Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth. (a) If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under section 338-16, a petition may be filed with the circuit court for an order establishing a record of the date and place of the birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to be registered.  (b) The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the registration official made in accordance with section 338-16(d) and all documentary evidence which was submitted to the registration official in support of such registration.  (c) The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the registration official who refused to register the petitioner's delayed certificate of birth fifteen days' notice of said hearing. Such official, or the official's authorized representative, may appear and testify in the proceeding.  (d) If the court from the evidence presented finds that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this State, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, parentage, and such other findings as the case may require and shall issue an order to establish a record of birth.  (e) The clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order to the state registrar of vital statistics not later than the 10th day of the calendar month following the month in which it was entered. Such order shall be registered by the state registrar of vital statistics in accordance with section 338-13. [L 1972, c 66, pt of §1(3); gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 339, §45]
HI Rev Stat § 338-17.8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-17.8 Certificates for children born out of State.

  §338-17.8 Certificates for children born out of State. (a) Upon application of an adult or the legal parents of a minor child, the director of health shall issue a birth certificate for such adult or minor, provided that proof has been submitted to the director of health that the legal parents of such individual while living without the Territory or State of Hawaii had declared the Territory or State of Hawaii as their legal residence for at least one year immediately preceding the birth or adoption of such child.  (b) Proof of legal residency shall be submitted to the director of health in any manner that the director shall deem appropriate. The director of health may also adopt any rules pursuant to chapter 91 that he or she may deem necessary or proper to prevent fraudulent applications for birth certificates and to require any further information or proof of events necessary for completion of a birth certificate.  (c) The fee for each application for registration shall be established by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 91. [L 1982, c 182, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 338-18.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 19. Health|338. Vital Statistics|338-18.5 REPEALED.

 §338-18.5 REPEALED. L 2021, c 199, §3.