In 1994, Don Williams paid $1.35 million for 1.137 acres beside Maui’s Maalaea Harbor; 32 years later, a Hawaii appeals court vacated a $7 million compensation judgment in the state’s long-running eminent-domain fight
Hawaii’s appeals court has vacated a $7 million compensation judgment involving Williams’ property. (Photo: Civilbeat.org) In August 1994, Don Howard Williams Jr. paid $1.35 million for roughly 1.137 acres of waterfront property beside Maui’s Maalaea Small Boat Harbor. Four weeks later, he entered into a 30-year lease with the State of Hawaii.More than three decades…