Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 516-24 (2026)

  Compensation

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     §516-24  Compensation.  The compensation to be paid for the leased fee interest in a residential houselot within a tract shall be the owner's basis as defined in section 516-1.  The compensation shall be determined as of the date of the summons of the complaint in eminent domain. [L 1967, c 307, §13; HRS §516-24; am L 1968, c 46, §2e; am L 1975, c 184, §2(8); am L 1983, c 204, §2]

 

Revision Note

 

  Section "516-1" substituted for "516-1(14)".

 

Case Notes

 

  Chapter does not deprive landowners of just compensation.  68 H. 55, 704 P.2d 888 (1985).

  Procedure for determining blight of summons damages in leasehold conversion cases.  69 H. 247, 739 P.2d 248 (1987).

  Calculation of blight of summons damages as part of just compensation under leasehold condemnation.  72 H. 383, 819 P.2d 82 (1991).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1979–1995 · leading case: Midkiff v. Tom, 471 F. Supp. 871 (D. Haw. 1979).
Midkiff v. Tom, 471 F. Supp. 871 (D. Haw. 1979). · cites it 9× “Haw.Rev.Stat. § 516-24 (Act 307 § 13) was amended to provide that the “compensation to be paid for the leased fee interest in a residential houselot within a [development] tract shall be the owner’s basis as defined in section 516-1(14).”
Hawaii Hous. Auth. v. Lyman, 704 P.2d 888 (Haw. 1985). · cites it 2× “shall be the owner’s basis as defined in section 516-1(14),” HRS § 516-24 (Supp. 1984), and “ ‘[ojwner’s basis’ means the value of the lessor’s leased fee interest in the lot that would apply if such interests were normally traded on an open market.”
Midkiff v. Comm'r, 96 T.C. 724 (Tax Ct. 1991). · cites it 2× “516-24 (1985). The valuation date was changed so that the date in a condemnation action under the HLRA would be in conformity with the valuation date under general Hawaii condemnation law.”
Hawaii Hous. Auth. v. Midkiff, 739 P.2d 248 (Haw. 1987). · cites it 4× “The same provision as to other eminent domain actions is made in HRS § 101-24.”
Hous. Fin. & Dev. Corp. v. Harold K.L. Castle Found., 901 P.2d 1300 (Haw. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “1992) defines “owner’s basis” as follows: “Owner’s basis” means the value of the lessor’s leased fee interest in the lot that would apply if such interests were normally traded on an open market.”
Peterson v. Comm'r, 61 T.C.M. 2678 (Tax Ct. 1991). · cites it 2× “As in effect for the year in which the condemnation action in this case was commenced, the amount of compensation to be paid to the lessor was determined by valuing the leased fees as of the date of designation.”
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