Maui County, HI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Driveway buffer
- 4 feet from either side
- Curb distance
- Within 12 inches of curb
- Direction rule
- Must face direction of traffic
- Governing sections
- Maui County Code 10.48.030, 10.48.130
- Prohibited zones
- 19 listed no-parking locations
Summary
Maui County bans parking within four feet of a driveway, on sidewalks, crosswalks or intersections, and requires cars to park parallel, facing traffic, with wheels inside twelve inches of the curb. Sections 10.48.030 and 10.48.130 of the Maui County Code set these baseline street-parking standards enforced island-wide by the Maui Police Department.
A.No person shall park, stop, or stand a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the law or the direction of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:1.On a sidewalk.2.Within four feet of either side of a public or private driveway. ... Upon any roadway within a business or residential district, no person shall stand or park a vehicle other than parallel with the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of traffic, and with the curb-side wheels of the vehicle within twelve inches of the edge of the roadway.
Full Breakdown
030 lists nineteen places where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited outright, except when necessary to avoid a traffic conflict or when directed by a police officer or traffic-control device. Along with the familiar bans on sidewalks, crosswalks, intersections and within ten feet of a fire hydrant, subsection (A)(2) forbids parking within four feet of either side of a public or private driveway, protecting access for the property owner and emergency vehicles. m. Subsection (B) separately bars moving an unauthorized vehicle into any of these prohibited spots or away from the curb an unlawful distance.
130 governs how a car must sit once legally parked: within a business or residential district, a vehicle must stand parallel to the roadway edge, headed in the direction of traffic, with its curb-side wheels within twelve inches of the edge of the roadway. Where a white edge line marks the traveled lane, no part of the vehicle, including mirrors or other protrusions, may encroach into the travel lane. 130 says how a vehicle must be positioned everywhere else.
Violations & Fines
Parking within four feet of a driveway, in an intersection, on a sidewalk, or in any of the other prohibited zones under Section 10.48.030 is a citable violation, as is parking against the flow of traffic or more than twelve inches from the curb under Section 10.48.130. Police officers and parking ambassadors under Section 10.48.107 issue citations, and an illegally parked vehicle creating a hazard can be relocated or towed under Section 10.48.190 or 10.48.210.
Frequently Asked Questions
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