Maui County, HI Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Max stop time
- 15 minutes
- Enforcing agency
- Maui Police Department
- First-offense fine
- Up to $200
- Repeat-offense fine
- Up to $500
- Established by
- County Council ordinance, Ch. 10.56A
Summary
Maui County Code Chapter 10.56A creates loading zones by ordinance, island-wide from Wailuku to Lanai. Inside a marked zone, drivers may stop only to load or unload passengers or freight, and only for fifteen minutes. Outside the posted hours the same curb reverts to ordinary public parking.
A.Loading zones shall be established by the council at such places as the need may arise, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or freight in any place marked as a loading zone, and then only for a period not to exceed fifteen minutes or as otherwise specified; provided, however, that the council may authorize the director of public works to establish official school bus stops on streets under the County's jurisdiction. ... A loading zone is established on the south side of Vineyard Street, approximately one hundred eleven feet in length, commencing at a point one hundred nine feet from the intersection of Market Street and Vineyard Street between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, for the loading and unloading of passengers or freight ... This location will be a tow-away zone during the hours designated for the loading and unloading of passengers or freight and will be public parking at all other times.
Full Breakdown
010 lets the County Council create loading zones anywhere it decides the need arises, and it lists dozens of them by exact address. the same curb is open public parking. Similar fifteen-minute, tow-away zones sit on North Market Street, Church Street, and the Wailuku municipal lot behind 35 Market Street. on Wednesdays), at stops fronting Wailuku Elementary, Baldwin High School, Kihei School, St. Joseph Church in Makawao, King Kamehameha III Elementary in Lahaina, Hana Elementary and High School, and Kaunakakai and Lanai stops. m. 030, subject to the same fifteen-minute standard and a thirty-day report-back to the Council on any change.
Violations & Fines
Stopping, standing or parking for anything other than active loading or unloading inside a marked zone's posted hours draws a citation from the Maui Police Department, and the vehicle can be towed immediately because the code labels these zones tow-away during their operating hours. Fines fall under the Title 10 catch-all in section 10.72.020: not more than $200 for a first offense and not more than $500 for every offense after that, on top of towing and storage costs the owner must pay to retrieve the vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions
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