[ConstantSkeptic]

And statute requires those witness statements to be made under oath.

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?

[butterdezillion]

HRS 841-4 says it.

And the Chief’s response indicates that he understands sworn witness statements to be required IF HRS 841-3 is in effect. He says it is NOT in effect.

The only way for it to not be in effect is if one of these 4 conditions was the true situation:

1) nobody died
2) nobody died in the circumstances that HRS 841-3 requires a complete investiqation
3) somebody died under HRS 841-3 circumstances but it was outside MCPD’s jurisdiction
4) somebody died in HRS 841-3 circumstances in MCPD jurisdiction but MCPD was never notified of the death

Which one of those was the case for the incident on Dec 11, 2013? Bear in mind what I just told another poster based on HI statutes: if she first simultaneously lost pulse and breathinq while she was in the water then the death (if it had happened) would clearly be within Maui County’s jurisdiction.