Maui County, HI Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)

1, states the core rule: any owner or the owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system regulated by the code, must first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit before that work, or causing that work to be performed, begins. 2 then lists 29 categories of minor work exempt from a permit, including small detached accessory structures under 120 square feet, agricultural buildings under 200 square feet, low decks, reroofing of one- and two-family dwellings, minor finish work such as painting and cabinetry, and repairs under $15,000 in a 12-month period. 1. 110 makes all permitted work subject to the required inspections before it can be covered or occupied.