HRS §101-9
Courts must hear eminent domain cases first
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗When someone brings a case to enforce eminent domain, courts must put that case ahead of other civil cases. This means the court will schedule and hear the eminent domain case quickly, so it can be decided without delay.
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The statute, as written — Actions; priority
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
In all actions brought under this chapter, to enforce the right of eminent domain, all courts shall give the actions preference over all other civil actions in the matter of setting the actions for hearing or trial, and in hearing them, to the end that all the actions shall be quickly heard and determined.
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