Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 101-1 (2026)

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PART I. CONDEMNATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY

§101-1 Definitions. In this part, except where the context otherwise requires:

"County" means a county (except the county of Kalawao) and any agency of a county, including the board of water supply thereof, duly authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain.

"Plaintiff" means the State or any county or the public utility or other authority duly authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain.

"State" means the State or any agency of the State duly authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain. [L 1951, c 12, §1(a); RL 1955, §8-1; HRS §101-1]

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Law Journals and Reviews

Eminent Domain and Serrated Power. 39 UH L. Rev. 171 (2016).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2019 · leading case: Cnty. of Hawai'i v. C & J Coupe Fam. Ltd. P'ship, 198 P.3d 615 (Haw. 2008).

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Cnty. of Hawai'i v. C & J Coupe Fam. Ltd. P'ship, 198 P.3d 615 (Haw. 2008). · cites it 2× “]" [26] Pursuant to HRS § 101-1 (1993), the governmental body seeking to condemn private property is the plaintiff in the condemnation action.”

Dw Aina Le'a Dev., LLC v. State of Hawaii Land Use Comm, 918 F.3d 602 (9th Cir. 2019). “Although proceedings for the condemnation of private property are governed by statute, see Haw. Rev. Stat. § 101-1 et seq., an “inverse condemnation” action—i.”

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