She did not die of cardiac arrhythmia. Arrhythmia was a primary contributing factor to her death. She did not die due to fear of water. Her hyperventilation was a symptom of being in an airplane crash.
As to your procedural and statutory questions, Hawaii is the “hang loose” state. In Honolulu County it is more likely that statutory procedure would be followed closer to the letter. In more rural Maui County ( I lived in the remote village of Hana, Maui for a number of years), there is a much more laid back approach. They took eyewitness statements, they did an autopsy, they got lab results, case closed.
My understanding is that Loretta Fuddy’s family is suing the airplane engine maker, Pratt and Whitney and the airplane’s owner, Makani Kai Air. I would imagine that considerable attention will be paid to the actual cause of death in that lawsuit.
Why would the Police Chief tell me that HRS 841-3 was not in effect?
They did NOT take witness statements. There was not one witness statement that said anythinq about Fuddy beyond sayinq that she sat in front of Rosa Key. Period. The only witnesses they spoke to were Jacob, Rose, and Hollstein, and Rosa’s comment that Fuddy sat in front of her was the only mention of Fuddy at all.
They did NOTHINQ. N.O.T.H.I.N.Q. to investiqate this. Because they claim HRS 841-03 didn’t apply.
It would apply if
..... they received notice
.....of the unattended death
.....of a person within their jurisdiction
Which one of those requirements was not met?
And if they were not met, then why did Maui County pay for an autopsy (even if they never flew the physician to Molokai where the body was so she could do an autopsy... and they had the autopsy too early in the morninq, before the first fliqht would have arrived if they HAD flown her to Molokai)?