Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 46-62 (2025)

  Eminent domain; proceedings according to chapter 101

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     §46-62  Eminent domain; proceedings according to chapter 101.  The proceedings to be taken on behalf of the county for the condemnation of property as provided in section 46-61, shall be taken and had in accordance with chapter 101, as the same may be applicable. [L 1907, c 67, §4; RL 1925, §1953; RL 1935, §2301; RL 1945, §6102; am L 1951, c 12, §5(b); RL 1955, §141-2; HRS §46-62]

 

Case Notes

 

  Section 46-61, this section, and §101-2 neither limit counties' general power of eminent domain as set out in §46-1.5(6), nor divest counties of authority to enact ordinances allowing for condemnation of land for any particular public purpose.  76 H. 46, 868 P.2d 1193.

 

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · 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 32× “" By the same token, HRS § 46-62, which governs the manner by which the counties' power to condemn will be effected, simply incorporates the procedures prescribed by HRS ch.”
Chun v. Bd. of Land & Nat. Resources, 514 P.3d 981 (Haw. 2022). · cites it 2× “5(6) and 101-2 provide 23 ***NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER***__ counties with the power of eminent domain, HRS § 46-61 establishes the public uses for which the counties may use the power, and HRS § 46-62 establishes the procedures counties…”
Chun v. Bd. of Land & Nat. Resources, 514 P.3d 981 (Haw. 2022). · cites it 2× “5(6) and 101-2 provide 23 ***NOT FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER***__ counties with the power of eminent domain, HRS § 46-61 establishes the public uses for which the counties may use the power, and HRS § 46-62 establishes the procedures counties…”
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