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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 101-51 (2026)

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PART III.  SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO

PUBLIC PROPERTY

 

     §101-51  Definitions.  As used herein:  "Public property" means real property (1) owned by a political subdivision of the State or (2) owned by the State in its own right and not owned by the United States.  "Public property" shall not be deemed to include public lands, defined to be such by section 171-2. [L 1949, c 377, pt of §1; RL 1955, §8-50; HRS §101-51]

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1976–1988 · leading case: City & Cnty. of Honolulu v. Bennett, 552 P.2d 1380 (Haw. 1976).
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City & Cnty. of Honolulu v. Bennett, 552 P.2d 1380 (Haw. 1976). · cites it 3× “See HRS §§ 101-51 and 171-2, excluding “public lands” from “public property” condemnable under §§ 101-51 through 101-54.”
City & Cnty. of Honolulu v. F. E. Trotter, Inc., 757 P.2d 647 (Haw. 1988). · cites it 2× “HRS § 101-51 defines “Public property” as “real property (1) owned by a political subdivision of the State or (2) owned by the State in its ownright andnot owned by the United States.”
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