§363-5 Councils' responsibility; burial of service members, veterans, and dependents; office of veterans' services approval. (a) The councils of the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui shall each provide for the establishment of the veterans cemetery or cemeteries to be located within their respective counties, which includes grading, filling, leveling, platting, paving of roadways and walks, installation of curbs, building of fences, planting of grass, trees and shrubs, erection of memorial buildings and monuments, and building of other necessary or convenient structures, and shall make provisions for the maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery or cemeteries. The councils shall each provide for the interment of the remains, of:
The cost of transportation of the remains to the county of interment shall be borne by the family or estate of the deceased.
(b) The determination of eligibility for burial within any state veterans cemetery shall be in accordance with current Veterans Affairs and National Cemeteries Administration Regulations.
(c) Prior to any county action that may:
the county shall obtain approval of the action from the office of veterans' services. In the event of any disagreement between any county and the office of veterans' services over whether this subsection applies, the decision of the office of veterans' services shall control. [L 1947, c 214, §2; RL 1955, §348-2; am L 1957, c 131, §1; HRS §363-5; am L 1972, c 94, §1; am L 2012, c 307, §§1, 4; am L 2013, c 41, §1; am L 2014, c 197, §1]