Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Maui County, HI (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii.
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Food Truck Permits
Maui County treats mobile food trucks operating on farms as "agricultural food establishments," and while most need only register with the planning department, trucks on Molokai always need a special use permit, and Hana-area trucks need one once 25 are already registered.
Maui County Mobile Food Truck Special Use Permits
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.30A.072(E)-(F)
E.Agricultural food establishments. All agricultural food establishments are subject to the following requirements:1.An agricultural food establishment that is more than 1,000 square feet in total floor area requires a special use permit.2.All food must be prepared in accordance with the State department of health rules and regulations.3.Mobile food trucks and trailers within the Molokai commun...
Vending Zones
Maui's zoning code defines a mobile food truck by its three-day limit on any one lot, and its off-street parking table confirms trucks are a permitted standalone use only where the agricultural district allows them, never in a required parking space.
Where Maui County Allows Mobile Food Trucks
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code §§ 19.04.040, 19.36B.020
"Mobile food truck" means a motorized vehicle or vehicle-towed trailer in which food is cooked or prepared to order and is served to walkup customers, provided that the vehicle or trailer is not on the same lot for more than three consecutive days, in which case the use shall be considered an eating and drinking establishment. ... Mobile food truck, except where permitted in the agricultural di...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Within Lahaina's historic district no. 1 and no. 2, the Front Street area covered by Maui County Code § 19.52.090, it is unlawful for anyone to carry on or solicit business on any street, highway, or sidewalk. That flat ban reaches sidewalk food vending and food trucks parked to sell directly to pedestrians, with a narrower approval path only for vending in a government park or open space.
Lahaina Historic District Vending Ban
Heavy RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.52.090(E)
E.Selling in public places. It is unlawful for any person to carry on or solicit business in any location on any street, highway, or sidewalk. The same is also unlawful in any location, in any park or open space that is owned or maintained by a government agency without the approval of the cultural resources commission, and the responsible government agency having administrative authority over ...
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