How One Man Kept Water Cremation Illegal

From Ask A Mortician.

Come on in, the water’s fine! (Really, it’s FINE)

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***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING***

“Native Hawaiians look to revive traditional ‘clean burial’ practices”
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/04/19/hawaii-news/native-hawaiians-look-to-revive-traditional-clean-burial-practices/

“Lawmakers to Bolster Native Hawaiian Burial Traditions With Modern Technology”
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Aquamation

LegiScan – “LegiScan provides services that bring all legislative information together into a single uniform interface”
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Qico
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Recompose

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“Casket-making lawmaker helps kill bill allowing alternative to burial”
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/20/casket-making-lawmaker-helps-kill-bill-allowing-alternative-burial/25109443/