What other loqical options are there for why HRS 841-3 would not be in effect - which is what Chief Faaumu said? What are the requirements in HRS 841-3 that could possibly not be met in order for an alleqed fatality to not qualify for HRS 841-3?
§841-3 Duties. As soon as any coroner or deputy coroner has notice of the death of any person within the coroner’s or deputy coroner’s jurisdiction as the result of violence, or as the result of any accident, or by suicide, or suddenly when in apparent health, or when unattended by a physician, or in prison, or in a suspicious or unusual manner, or within twenty-four hours after admission to a hospital or institution, the coroner or deputy coroner shall forthwith inquire into and make a complete investigation of the cause of the death.
Any person who becomes aware of the death of any person under any of the circumstances set forth above shall immediately notify the coroner or deputy coroner of the known facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances of the death.
Any person who fails to report the death of a person under circumstances covered herein shall be subject to a fine of not more than $100. [L 1935, c 90, §3; RL 1945, §10903; am L 1949, c 355, §1; RL 1955, §260-3; HRS §715-3; ren L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; am L 1977, c 153, §1; gen ch 1985]
(found at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol14_Ch0701-0853/HRS0841/HRS_0841-0003.htm )
Skip the emotional hysterics, look at the statute, and tell me what the other options are:
What is your theory of why they said that 841-3 is not in effect? Did they intend to say that Fuddy is not dead? (If so, why go to all the effort to fake her death?) Or did they not realize that saying that 841-3 is not in effect would give away that she isn't dead? (If so, what else were they thinking?)