§322-24  Service of notice.  Service of
the notice upon an owner in person, if within the State, or upon the owner's
agent if without the State, or upon the occupant of the land if the owner is
unknown, or upon the guardian if the owner is a minor or person under
guardianship, or by mail or personal delivery to the owner if without the
State, shall be deemed good and sufficient service.  If the land is unoccupied
and the owner or the owner's place of residence is unknown, or if the owner is
without the State and the owner's address is unknown and the owner has no known
agent within the State, or if the owner is under age or incompetent, having no
guardian in the State, the notice shall be published for five consecutive days
in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the land
is situated.  The notice in all cases may be general in terms and addressed to
all persons whom it may concern. [L 1896, c 61, §3; am L 1911, c 112, §3; RL
1925, §978; RL 1935, §1328; RL 1945, §2719; RL 1955, §47-23; HRS §322-24; gen
ch 1985]