State v. Heirs of Halemano Kapahi

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

WIRTZ, J,

This appeal is from the judgment of the Circuit Court sitting with a jury in an eminent domain proceeding. Plaintiff-appellant brought the action on March 20, 1959, to condemn lands, of the defendants-appellees, trustees of the estate of Samuel M. Damon, for realigning, and widening Moanalua Eoad and constructing a limited access facility. Defendants in their answer admitted all of the allegations of the complaint and prayed that they be awarded just compensation.

This eminent domain proceeding involved a partial taking of land consisting of five parcels of land…