Hawaii Revised Statutes

Haw. Rev. Stat. § 516-56 (2026)

  Eminent domain trial

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     §516-56  Eminent domain trial.  The parties to the eminent domain action brought under this chapter shall be the corporation as plaintiff and the lessees and all other necessary parties as defendants.  The corporation does not have the burden of proof in establishing the fair market value of the leased fee interest being acquired.  Instead, all parties, including the corporation, shall be given an opportunity to present evidence of the fair market value of the leased fee interest being acquired. [L 1983, c 203, §3; am L 1987, c 337, §16; am L 1988, c 104, §2; am L 1991, c 154, §1; am L 2005, c 196, §26(b); am L 2006, c 180, §16]

 

Case Notes

 

  Pursuant to this section, defendant, because defendant was a lessee of disputed property, was named as co-defendant in condemnation action; defendant had standing to move to set aside the action in which defendant was named a party.  77 H. 144, 883 P.2d 65 (1994).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–1999 · leading case: Hous. Fin. & Dev. Corp. v. Ferguson, 979 P.2d 1107 (Haw. 1999).
Hous. Fin. & Dev. Corp. v. Ferguson, 979 P.2d 1107 (Haw. 1999). · cites it 8× “HRS § 516-56 grants each party in a chapter 516 condemnation action the opportunity to present evidence of fair market value at trial, but does not require the trial court to grant the parties rebuttal or surre-buttal.”
Hous. Fin. & Dev. Corp. v. Takabuki, 921 P.2d 92 (Haw. 1996). · cites it 16× “Finally, we note that the mere fact that lessees whose lots are designated by the HFDC are individually named as defendants in the condemnation action pursuant to HRS § 516-56 (1993) [18] does not give the circuit *103 court the authority to enter separate judgments with respect…”
Hawai'i Hous. Auth. v. Uyehara, 883 P.2d 65 (Haw. 1994). · cites it 6× “Moreover, pursuant to HRS § 516-56, 3 Uyehara, because he is a lessee of the disputed property, was named as a co-defendant along with the Trustees in the condemnation action.”
Hawaii Hous. Auth. v. Lyman, 704 P.2d 888 (Haw. 1985). · cites it 3× “HRS § 516-56 (Supp. 1984). This case, however, was tried prior to this amendment to the Act.”
Richardson v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 802 F. Supp. 326 (D. Haw. 1992). · cites it 2× “2 (citing Haw.Rev.Stat. § 516-56); see also Richardson I, 759 F.”
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