Short-Term Rentals in Maui County, HI (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii.
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Short-Term Rental Permits
An applicant may hold no more than one short-term rental home permit in Maui County, and the dwelling itself must be at least fifteen years old and owned by the applicant for fifteen years before applying. Community-plan-area caps under Maui County Code Section 19.65.030 further limit how many permits the county can issue island-wide.
Maui Short-Term Rental Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.65.030(H), (O)
H.An applicant may hold no more than one short-term rental home permit. ... O.A short-term rental home permit is limited to a single-family dwelling constructed at least fifteen years prior to the date of application for the short-term rental home permit, and the dwelling unit must be owned by the applicant for at least fifteen years prior to the date of application.
Taxes & Fees
Maui County Code section 3.48.305 taxes short-term rentals through real property tax classification, not a hotel-room tax. An owner-occupant holding a bed and breakfast, short-term rental home, or transient vacation rental permit loses the owner-occupied home exemption and is reclassified 'commercialized residential.' A non-owner-occupied short-term rental is instead classified 'TVR-STRH.'
Maui County Short-Term Rental Tax Classification
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 3.48.305
4.Real property that serves as the owner's principal residence and has been granted a bed and breakfast home permit, a short-term rental home permit, or operates as a transient vacation rental, must be classified as "commercialized residential" without regard to its highest and best use, and cannot qualify for a home exemption. ... 6.Unless classified as "time share", "hotel and resort", or "co...
Short-Term Rental Parking Rules
Maui County requires every short-term rental home to post house policies telling guests to park only in the designated onsite parking area, never on the street. The rule is mandatory under Maui County Code Chapter 19.65 and applies to every permitted short-term rental home across Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
Maui Short-Term Rental Onsite Parking
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.65.030(Q)(3)
3.Vehicles must be parked in the designated onsite parking area and must not be parked on the street.
Occupancy Limits
Maui County caps short-term rental homes at six bedrooms on Maui and three on Lanai and Molokai, and limits total overnight guests to twice the number of approved bedrooms. The cap is set in Maui County Code Section 19.65.030(K) and applies to every permitted short-term rental home.
Maui Short-Term Rental Occupancy Cap
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.65.030(K)
K.The number of bedrooms used for short-term rental home use on a short-term rental home lot must be no greater than six on Maui and no greater than three on Lāna‘i and Molokai. The total number of guests staying in the short-term rental home at any one time must be no greater than two times the number of approved bedrooms.
Host Presence Rule
Maui County requires every short-term rental home to have a manager who is genuinely reachable. Under Maui County Code § 19.65.030(D)-(E), the permit holder must either serve as manager or designate a qualifying substitute, and that manager must answer the phone at all times, be able to reach the property in person within one hour of a guest, neighbor, or County request, and keep an office or residence within thirty driving miles.
Maui Short-Term Rental Manager Response Rule
Significant RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.65.030(D)-(E)
D.The permit holder must:1.Hold a minimum of a 50 percent interest in the legal title to the lot on which the short-term rental home is located, except as provided in subsection 19.65.030(G).2.Serve as manager of the short-term rental home; except, the permit holder may designate: ... E.The manager of the short-term rental home must:1.Be accessible to guests, neighbors, and County agencies. For...
Repeat Violator Strikes
Maui County can revoke a short-term rental home permit once the Department of Planning has logged at least three neighbor complaints about the property within a twelve-month period from two or more different lots. The revocation ground is set out in Maui County Code Section 19.65.080(A)(1)(f).
Maui STR Three-Complaint Revocation Rule
Significant RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.65.080(A)(1)(f)
f.Neighbor complaints of noise and other disturbances relating to the short-term rental home operations if the department has received at least three complaints about the short-term rental home within a twelve-month period. Complaints must be from property owners, lessees of record, or residents of the physical addresses located on two or more different lots within a five-hundred-foot radius of...
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