Sign Regulations in Maui County, HI (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Maui County, Hawaii.
Verified from official government sources
Political Signs
Maui County's sign-waving ordinance, adopted because election-season crowds on roadsides create safety hazards, bars anyone from holding or displaying a sign in a highway right-of-way in ways that create a safety hazard, such as standing on a median, traffic island, or overpass, or using an illuminated sign. Violators face escalating fines.
Maui County Sign-Waving on Highways Rules
Light RestrictionsMaui County Code §§ 12.42.010, 12.42.030
Sign waving on public highways has increased significantly over the past years. Such activities threaten the safety and welfare of motorists and pedestrians alike. ... An increase of sign wavers occurs primarily when primary and general elections are to be held, but the potential problems from such activities can occur at any time. The purpose of the ordinance codified in this chapter is to reg...
Garage Sale Signs
Inside Maui County's Wailuku Redevelopment Area, the zoning code bars merchandising displays and structures from sitting in any required front, side, or rear yard. Section 19.39.110 lists a short set of exceptions, and item F carves out one for temporary yard and garage sale displays, letting a resident put sale items and signage in the yard setback only for the duration of the sale.
Wailuku Garage Sale Display Exception
Light RestrictionsMaui County Code § 19.39.110(F)
Activities and structures in yards. No business, merchandising displays, uses, structures, umbrellas, or discarded appliances or machinery, such as automobiles, refrigerators, or similar items, are allowed to be located or conducted within any required yard except for the following: ... F.Displays of a temporary nature for yard and garage sales.
Digital Billboards
Maui County effectively bars digital and animated billboards. The Commercial Signs chapter prohibits any sign that needs mechanical, electrical, or other power to animate, flash, or move, with wind-powered motion the only exception, closing the door on LED billboards and electronic message boards countywide.
Maui County Bans Digital, Motion-Powered Signs
Heavy RestrictionsMaui County Code § 16.13.150(A)
A.Any sign requiring mechanical, electrical or any other power source for its animation, flashing, movement or motion, except wind.
Window Signs
Maui County caps window signs at fifty percent of available window area. The Commercial Signs chapter defines a window sign as anything placed on the outside of a window or hung inside within three feet of the glass, and lets it cover no more than half that window, all without needing a sign permit.
Maui County Window Sign 50% Coverage Cap
Some RestrictionsMaui County Code § 16.13.030
"Window sign" means a sign that is placed on the outside of a window or inside within three feet of a window, occupies no more than fifty percent of available window area, and is visible from a public right-of-way. Window signs do not count toward any sign allowance for the building, business, or lot.
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