§101-20  Notice.  When the owner orclaimant of the land sought to be condemned is known, the summons shall beserved by delivering to the owner or claimant, or to an agent authorized byappointment or by law to receive service of process, a certified copy thereof,together with a copy of the plaintiff's complaint.  If the owner or claimant,although known, was never a resident of the State or has removed therefrom orcannot for any reason be served with process within the State, or if the owneror claimant is unknown, then the service of the summons upon the owner orclaimant may be made in the manner provided by sections 634-23, 634-24, and634-26.  If the defendants are joined in the complaint by describing them as aclass, then the service of the summons upon the defendants may be made bypublication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which theproperty is situated, in the manner provided by sections 634-23(3) and 634-26,and by giving such further notice as the court may order.  The service ofsummons, as provided for in this section, shall be sufficient to give the courtjurisdiction to proceed with and finally determine the case. [L 1896, c 45, §9;RL 1925, §818; RL 1935, §60; am L 1937, c 184, §2; am L 1941, c 38, §2; RL1945, §311; RL 1955, §8-18; am L 1959, c 19, §1; HRS §101-20; am L 1973, c 30,§1; gen ch 1985]

 

Case Notes

 

  Owner of a recorded title is known.  32 H. 745.

  Cited:  3 U.S.D.C. Haw. 649, 656.