Home Business in Maui County, HI (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii.
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Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Maui County lets residents run a business from a home in any residential district under Maui County Code Chapter 19.67 without special zoning approval, as long as it stays small: one non-resident employee, 40% of a building's floor area, two customers on-site at once (sixteen per day), and hours between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Bigger operations need a special use permit.
Maui County Home Business Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code §§ 19.67.030, 19.67.040
On-site home business hours of operation shall be limited to between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ... Only one person, other than those residing on the property, may be employed at the home business site at any given time.B.No more than 40 percent of the floor area of any building on a lot shall be used by the home business; provided that, for any accessory structure on a lot of 15,000 square feet o...
Signage Rules
Maui County's zoning code bans exterior signage for home occupations outright: Maui County Code § 19.04.040 says no sign, display, or change to a dwelling's exterior may advertise a home business anywhere in the county's zoning districts. The same definition caps the operation at 25 percent of floor area, bars outside employees, and forbids on-site sales, keeping the business invisible from the street.
Maui County Home Business Sign Ban
Heavy RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.04.040
"Home occupation" means an enterprise or activity conducted by the occupant of the dwelling unit wherein the enterprise or activity takes place and which involves either the growing, processing, or manufacturing of product or the provision of services for consideration and profit; provided: ... 5.That no sign, display, or change in the exterior appearance of the dwelling unit to advertise the h...
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Maui County home businesses cannot generate more traffic than a residential neighborhood would normally see, and permitted-use home businesses are capped at two customers onsite at a time, sixteen customers a day. The rules sit in Maui County Code Chapter 19.67, Sections 19.67.030 and 19.67.040.
Maui Home Business Customer Limits
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.67.030(B); § 19.67.040(C)
B.A home business shall not generate traffic in greater volumes than would normally be expected in the neighborhood in which it is located. ... C.No more than two customers shall be at the home business site at any given time, not to exceed a total of sixteen customers per day.
Home Daycare
Maui County treats home-based child care as a permitted use in every residential district, with the maximum number of children tied to lot size under Maui County Code Section 19.08.020(H): six children on lots under 7,500 square feet, eight on lots of 7,500 up to 10,000 square feet, and twelve on lots of 10,000 square feet or more.
Maui County Home Daycare Child Limits
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.08.020(H)
Day care nurseries, kindergartens, nursery schools, child care homes, day care homes, day care centers, nurseries, preschool kindergartens, babysitting services, and other like facilities located in private homes used for child care services. These facilities may serve six or fewer children at any one time on lot sizes of less than 7,500 square feet, eight or fewer children at any one time on l...
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