Haw. Rev. Stat. § 101-53
This is the official text of Haw. Rev. Stat. § 101-53, part of Hawaii’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Hawaii, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Property already appropriated to a public purpose.
Official statutory text
Whenever the public property sought to be acquired has already been appropriated to some public purpose, in order that the property be acquired by the petitioner it must appear that the use to which the property is sought to be put is more necessary than the purpose to which it has already been appropriated.
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