Fence Regulations in Maui County, HI (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
Height Limits
Maui County caps residential fences and walls at 7 feet under Maui County Code Section 19.08.050, but drops that limit to 3 feet within 30 feet of any street intersection under Section 12.20.010, the county's hedges-and-fences-at-intersections law, to keep sightlines clear for approaching drivers.
Maui County Fence Height Rules
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code §§ 12.20.010, 19.08.050
No person, firm or corporation owning, occupying or having or being entitled to the possession and/or occupancy of real property at and near the intersections of any public highways in the county shall plant, maintain or permit the growth of any hedge, shrubbery, or trees or similar obstructions more than three feet in height, or construct or maintain or permit to remain any fences over three f...
Fence Permit Requirements
Maui County lets homeowners build a fence or wall up to 7 feet high without a building permit. Deer-exclusion fencing gets a taller exemption, up to 10 feet, when it protects agricultural land, conservation areas, cultural sites or public roadways from axis deer. Anything taller needs a permit.
Maui Fence Height Building Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 16.25.105 (105.2(14))
105.1 Required. Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure ... shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit. ... 105.2 Work exempt from permit. ... Building permits will not be required for the following: ... 14. Fences and walls not over 7 feet ...
Retaining Walls
Maui County's building code exempts small retaining walls from a building permit, but only within limits. Under § 16.25.105, section 105.2, item 15, a wall needs no permit if it holds back no more than 3 feet of fill and stands no taller than 7 feet total. Anything taller, any wall bracing a slope steeper than 3-to-1, or walls stacked within twice the retained height of another wall must get a permit.
Maui County Retaining Wall Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 16.25.105 (105.2)(15)
105.2 Work exempt from permit. Exemptions from permit requirements of this code will not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction. Building permits will not be required for the following: ... 15. Retaining walls which do not have more than 3 feet of retainage between th...
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