STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2839

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2513
                                        H.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2513, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UNCLAIMED CORPSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of
Human Services (DHS) to cause the cremation of all unclaimed
corpses.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the DHS and Office of Veterans Services.

     This measure clarifies the authority of the DHS to dispose
of unclaimed corpses by cremation rather than by burial.  This
measure also provides for immunity from criminal prosecution for
a person or public or private agency for the cremation, and the
DHS in authorizing the cremation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2513, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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