§351-67  Survival and abatement.  The
rights to compensation created by this chapter are personal and shall not
survive the death of the person or beneficiary entitled thereto, provided that
if such death occurs after an application for compensation has been filed with
the commission, the proceeding shall not abate, but may be continued by the
legal representative of the decedent's estate. [L 1967, c 226, pt of §1; HRS
§351-67; am L 1998, c 240, §5]