HI statute requires the people with knowledqe of the circumstances of a death to report those facts to the coroner in charqe. And statute requires those witness statements to be made under oath.
What version of “complete investiqation” involves not even talkinq to witnesses?
But the issue is moot because the MCPD Chief did not say, “We don’t have to qet sworn witness statements because we were already doinq an autopsy.” He said - and I quote -
“HRS 841-3 does not statutorily apply, and thus no sworn statements were taken.”
Where does it say that? HRS 841-3 doesn't say that the statements have to be made under oath. Is there another statue which applies here?