Maui County, HI Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

010 to include a fee simple owner, lessee, agent or trustee in control of real property, but excludes owners of real property in agricultural districts whose lots exceed fifteen acres. "Weeds" carries the same three-part hazard test used elsewhere in the code: vegetation that is a fire hazard when dry, that shelters vermin, or that overgrows and obstructs a road, alley, path or sidewalk. 020 imposes the core duty: every owner whose land abuts or adjoins a county street must "continually maintain, and keep clean, passable and free from weeds and noxious growths," the sidewalk or shoulder abutting the property.

030 gives the county its remedy if an owner ignores a notice: after twenty days without action, the county may clean the sidewalk itself and charge the cost to the owner, collectible by a district court action if not paid. 040 requires that notice be sent by certified mail to the owner's last known address. 050 makes a noncompliant owner indemnify the county for injuries the overgrowth causes and lets the county seek an injunction to abate a violation. 030 of the code.