Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 101-14 (2026)

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     §101-14  Plaintiff.  The attorney general of the State may, at the request of the head of any department of the State, or as otherwise provided by law, institute proceedings for the condemnation of property as provided for in this part.  Any county may institute proceedings in the name and on behalf of the county for the condemnation of property within the county for any of the purposes provided in this part which are within the powers granted to the county. [L 1896, c 45, §4; am L 1917, c 108, §2; RL 1925, §816; RL 1935, §58; RL 1945, §309; am L 1947, c 200, §1(b); am L 1951, c 12, §1(i); RL 1955, §8-12; HRS §101-14]

 

Cross References

 

  Hawaiian homes commission may institute proceedings in own name, see HHCA §221.

 

Case Notes

 

  Proceeding by Territory to be in name of Territory.  20 H. 365.

  Legislative delegation of authority to determine necessity of taking implied.  43 H. 253.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1975–2008 · leading case: Richardson v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 868 P.2d 1193 (Haw. 1994).
Richardson v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 868 P.2d 1193 (Haw. 1994). · cites it 11× “HRS § 101-14 (1985) provides in relevant part: Plaintiff.”
Cnty. of Hawai'i v. C & J Coupe Fam. Ltd. P'ship, 198 P.3d 615 (Haw. 2008). · cites it 2× “Whenever any county deems it advisable or necessary to exercise the right of eminent domain in the furtherance of any governmental power, the proceedings may be instituted as provided in section 101-14 after the governing authority (county council, or other governing board in…”
City & Cnty. of Honolulu v. Ing, 58 P.3d 1229 (Haw. 2002). · cites it 2× “HRS § 101-14 (1993) empowers “[a]ny county [to] institute proceedings .”
City & Cnty. of Honolulu v. Sherman, 129 P.3d 542 (Haw. 2006). · cites it 3× “[16] HRS § 101-14 provides: Plaintiff. The attorney general of the State may, at the request of the head of any department of the State, or as otherwise provided by law, institute proceedings for the condemnation of property as provided for in this part.”
Univ. of Hawaii v. Leahi Found., 537 P.2d 1190 (Haw. 1975). · cites it 2× “1 See HRS § 101-14. 2 Leahi Foundation is an eleemosynary corporation chartered by the Territory of Hawaii in 1901.”
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