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Property Maintenance in Maui County, HI (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Maui County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Property Blight

Maui County declares any structurally unsafe, dilapidated or abandoned building a public nuisance and empowers the building official to order it repaired, rehabilitated or demolished. An owner who receives notice has only 48 hours to start the required work and 90 days to finish it.

Maui County Unsafe Building Abatement

Significant Restrictions

Maui County Code § 16.25.115 (115.1, 115.2)

115.1 General. Buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment ... are unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings or structures are hereby declared to be public nuisances and...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Maui County makes it unlawful to leave weeds, trash or waste creating an "unsanitary condition" on any property, including vacant lots, once an owner ignores a written removal notice for sixty days; the county can then clear the lot itself and lien the cost under §§ 9.32.030 and 9.32.040.

Maui County Vacant Lot Maintenance Duty

Some Restrictions

Maui County Code § 9.32.030

A person commits the offense of unlawful maintenance of property if (1) the person's property is in an unsanitary condition; and (2) the person fails to commence removing weeds, trash or waste within sixty days after receiving a written notice as set forth in Section 9.32.040. ... The provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to property in the state land use agricultural district.

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