State v. Chang

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RICHARDSON, C.J.

The State of Hawaii, plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee, condemned a vacant 31,683 square foot parcel of land owned by the defendants-appellees, cross-appellants on July 17, 1961. The parcel is located at the mauka-Waikiki (northeast) comer of Hotel and Punchbowl Streets. This court upheld a lower court determination that the condemnation was for a public purpose, State v. Chang, 46 Haw. 279, 378 P.2d 882.

Subsequently, the first trial to determine the fair market value of defendants’ land began on August 1, 1965. The jury returned a verdict of $866,400.…