Territory of Hawaii Ex Rel. Sharpless v. Arneson

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

WERTZ, J.

This is an eminent domain action filed on March 13, 1956. Plaintiff-appellee sought to condemn parcels of land together with the vehicle access rights to Kalihi Street for the construction of a controlled access highway in Honolulu, known as Likelike Highway. The nature of the taking was a partial one with no buildings or improvements involved.

Appellant’s answer alleges: (1) loss of access rights to Kalihi Street, (2) loss of unit rental because of the loss of frontage on Kalihi Street, and (3) damages by the reason of being assessed for the Owawa Street…