Public Conduct in Maui County, HI (2026)
7 rules for unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii.
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Public Urination
Maui County makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on the grounds of any county park or recreational facility outside a properly functioning public restroom. The rule sits in Maui County Code section 13.04A.070(A)(8) and applies at every park from Wailuku to Kihei to Lanai City. Violators face a fine of $150 to $500 under section 13.04A.270(A), enforced by park security officers, Department of Parks personnel, and the Maui Police Department.
Public Urination Ban in Maui County Parks
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code §§ 13.04A.070(A)(8), 13.04A.270(A)
Within the limit of any park or within any recreational facility, it is unlawful for any person to: ... 8.Defecate or urinate on the grounds or improvements of any park or recreational facility, except in properly functioning toilets or urinals in public restrooms. ... Anyone who violates any provision of this chapter, except sections 13.04A.070(B)(1), 13.04A.070(E), 13.04A.260, or 13.04A.360 s...
Skateboarding Rules
Skateboards, roller skates and toy vehicles cannot go on a Maui County roadway except while crossing in a crosswalk, and they cannot use a sidewalk inside a business district at all. Section 10.52.150 of the Maui County Code sets both restrictions and grants crosswalk users pedestrian rights and duties.
Maui County Skateboard and Roller-Skate Rules
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 10.52.150
A.No person upon roller skates or riding coasters, toy vehicles, skateboards or similar devices shall go upon any roadway except while crossing such roadway within a crosswalk. When so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to pedestrians.B.No person upon roller skates or riding coasters, toy vehicles, skateboards, or similar d...
Loud Party Ordinance
Maui County holds property owners, tenants and lessees strictly liable when they host a gathering where anyone under 21 possesses or drinks alcohol. Maui County Code Chapter 9.40 lets the police chief serve a notice of violation and order civil fines starting at $200, with parents liable if the responsible person is a minor. The rule took effect September 1, 2021, and exempts Lanai and Molokai.
Maui County Social Host Party Liability
Significant RestrictionsMaui County Code §§ 9.40.030, 9.40.040
A.A gathering where an underage person possesses or consumes intoxicating liquor is prohibited.B.A responsible person will be strictly liable and subject to this chapter's civil penalties where an underage person possesses or consumes intoxicating liquor. ... 6.The order must require the person to cease and desist of the violation and pay a civil fine of $200 for a first violation, $500 for a s...
Loitering Rules
Maui County makes it unlawful for a child under twelve to play or loiter on the traveled portion of a public highway in a "congested district," and lets a police or probation officer take the child into custody until a parent or guardian responds, under § 9.20.020 of the county code.
Maui County Bans Child Highway Loitering
Light RestrictionsMaui County Code § 9.20.020
It is unlawful for any child under the age of twelve years to play or loiter upon that portion of the public highway used for vehicular traffic in any congested district in the county as defined in this chapter; and any child so found loitering or playing upon such portion of the highway may be taken into custody by any police officer or the probation officer for the county and detained until t...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Maui County's smoking ban reaches outdoors in two places: within twenty feet of any County bus stop or shelter, and inside any motor vehicle carrying a passenger under eighteen, on a public or public-access private road. The vehicle-with-minor violation carries a flat $200 fine under section 8.20.040.
Maui County Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 8.20.030
Q.Any bus stop established pursuant to chapter 11.07 of this code. The area of the bus stop for which the smoking prohibition applies shall extend out from the bus stop sign and the footprint of the shelter in every direction by twenty feet. The footprint of the shelter is defined by vertical planes extending down from the outermost edges of the shelter overhang or roof, if any.R.Any motor vehi...
Jaywalking
Maui County Code section 10.60.030 puts the burden on the pedestrian: anyone crossing a roadway outside a marked crosswalk, or outside an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, must yield the right-of-way to every vehicle already on the road. Mid-block crossings and diagonal shortcuts across County streets fall under this rule.
Maui County Jaywalking Right-of-Way Rule
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 10.60.030
Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.
Public Alcohol Use
Maui County bans drinking or possessing an opened container of liquor anywhere within a "municipal parking lot," which the code defines to include county park parking areas, landscaping strips and access roads. Violators risk a fine up to $500 under § 8.21.040, and any open container must ride in the trunk or an area the driver or passenger cannot normally reach.
Maui County Liquor Ban in Parking Lots
Significant RestrictionsMaui County Code § 8.21.010
A.No person shall consume any intoxicating liquor while within the boundaries of any municipal parking lot.B.No person shall possess, while within the boundaries of any municipal parking lot, any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any intoxicating liquor which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, unless such container is kept in the tr...
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