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Maui County, HI Curfew Laws: Juvenile Curfew (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing law
Maui County Code Chapter 9.24
Under 13 curfew
8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Ages 13-15 curfew
10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Ages 16-17 curfew
Midnight to 4 a.m.
Max fine
$500 (§ 9.24.060)
Adopted under
HRS § 577-21

Summary

Maui County bars minors from public places and streets between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. if under thirteen, between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. if thirteen to under sixteen, and between midnight and 4 a.m. if sixteen or seventeen, under § 9.24.020, with numbered exceptions and a $500 maximum fine.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Maui County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

It is unlawful for any minor to be present in public places or on public streets and roads between the hours of eight p.m. and four a.m. of the following day if the minor is under the age of thirteen years; or between the hours of ten p.m. and four a.m. of the following day if the minor is the age of thirteen years to under sixteen years; or between the hours of twelve midnight and four a.m. of the following day if the minor is the age of sixteen years to under eighteen years.

Full Breakdown

24 of the Maui County Code was adopted under Hawaii Revised Statutes § 577-21 to "promote public health, safety, and general welfare during late night and school hours" and reduce juvenile crime, while expressly preserving minors' First Amendment rights. 010 means anyone under eighteen except those on active military duty, married, or otherwise emancipated. for ages sixteen to under eighteen. 030 lists exceptions covering a minor accompanied by a parent or authorized adult, running an errand at a parent's direction, holding written parental permission, working or traveling to or from employment, facing an emergency, staying within fifty feet of home, attending a supervised school, religious or recreational activity, or exercising First Amendment rights.

030(B) excuses an operator who promptly calls police and asks the minor to leave. 055 requires an officer to have reasonable suspicion and gather the minor's name, address and age before citing anyone, and the State bears the burden of disproving an exception. 060 caps the penalty at $500.

Violations & Fines

Minors present in public places or streets outside the tiered curfew windows violate § 9.24.020; parents or guardians who knowingly permit it violate § 9.24.040; and establishment operators who let a minor remain after curfew violate § 9.24.050 unless they notify police under § 9.24.030(B). Any violation of the chapter carries a fine "not more than five hundred dollars" under § 9.24.060.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is curfew for a 15-year-old in Maui County?
Section 9.24.020 sets the curfew for minors "the age of thirteen years to under sixteen years" between ten p.m. and four a.m. the following day, so a 15-year-old must be off public streets and out of public places during that window absent an exception.
Can a Maui business let a curfew-age minor stay past hours?
Only with a safe harbor. Section 9.24.030(B) excuses an establishment operator from liability under § 9.24.050 if the operator "promptly notifies the department of police of the minor's presence" during curfew hours and asks the minor to leave.
What exceptions let a minor be out after curfew in Maui County?
Section 9.24.030 lists several, including being accompanied by a parent or guardian, running an errand at a parent's direction, holding written parental permission, working or traveling to or from a job, facing an emergency, staying within fifty feet of home, or exercising First Amendment rights.

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