Ballard Family Mortuary – Hilo, formerly Hawaii Funeral Home and Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, was established in 1954 at Kino'ole and Kukuau streets in Hilo and serves all of Hawaii Island. It arranges funerals and cremations and states it transports loved ones to the neighbor islands, the continental United States and other countries. Its chapel has a cathedral ceiling and flexible seating.
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Dodo Mortuary, Inc. & Crematory is on Wainaku Street in Hilo, close to downtown, and traces its start to 1898; it is independently owned and operated for four generations. It states it offers traditional funeral and burial services, cremation in its own crematory and help for veteran families with burial benefits. Its Hilo location has air conditioned chapels and a large parking area.
Homelani Memorial Park and Crematory is on Ponahawai Street in Hilo. Its history page states it was established in 1871 as a burial place called Halai Hill Cemetery and renamed Homelani, Hawaiian for "Heavenly Home", in 1923. Its office opens weekdays and Saturday mornings, and the cemetery daily from 6am to 7pm.
Kona Memorial Park and Crematory is on Mamalahoa Highway in Holualoa, and shares its website with Homelani Memorial Park and Crematory in Hilo. Its location page lists cemetery hours daily from 6am to 7pm, with visits by scheduled appointment only.
Ballard Family Mortuary – Kona, in Kailua-Kona, is an extension of the firm's main location in Hilo and serves families on the west side of the Big Island. It offers funeral and cremation services and will help plan a service at a family's home, the beach, a restaurant or another favorite location.
Cremation Services of West Hawaii is on Hulikoa Drive in Kailua-Kona and offers direct cremation in West Hawaii, sparing families the transport of a loved one to and from Hilo. It meets families at its office to complete the next of kin authorizations, death certificate details and newspaper notices, and offers a home visit to sign the cremation authorization.
Death Certificates and the Coroner in Hawaii County
Vital Records Office Record
Hawaii Department of Health - Vital Records Issuance Section
Hawaii County · State vital records office
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Coroner or Medical Examiner Record
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