Maui County, HI Short-Term Rentals: Short-Term Rental Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Guests park onsite only, never on street
- Citation
- Maui County Code Section 19.65.030(Q)(3)
- Complaint threshold
- 3 complaints in 12 months
- Consequence
- Permit revocation or nonrenewal
- Applies to
- Every short-term rental home permit
Summary
Maui County requires every short-term rental home to post house policies telling guests to park only in the designated onsite parking area, never on the street. The rule is mandatory under Maui County Code Chapter 19.65 and applies to every permitted short-term rental home across Maui, Molokai and Lanai.
3.Vehicles must be parked in the designated onsite parking area and must not be parked on the street.
Full Breakdown
030(Q), the permit holder or manager must prominently display written "house policies" inside the dwelling, and each registered adult guest signs a rental agreement that incorporates those policies. Subsection (Q)(3) makes onsite parking mandatory: vehicles must use the designated onsite parking area and cannot be left on the street. The same subsection also bars amplified sound audible beyond the property line and prohibits parties or group gatherings, so parking sits alongside the operation's other core house rules. 050(A)(5), so the parking area is fixed and reviewed before a permit issues, not left to the operator's discretion later.
Compliance is tied directly to the permit's survival. The Department of Planning tracks neighbor complaints about short-term rental operations, and street-parked guest vehicles are a recurring source of those complaints. 080(A)(1)(f). 030(Q)(3), and on Lanai that chapter adds that on-street parking by bed and breakfast guests, operators, service providers, or delivery vehicles is never permitted, at any time.
Violations & Fines
A guest parked on the street breaches the mandatory house policy the permit holder is required to post and enforce. Documented street-parking complaints feed into the neighbor-complaint count the Department of Planning keeps on each permit, and once that count reaches three complaints in twelve months from two or more different lots, the director may revoke the permit under Section 19.65.080(A)(1)(f) or decline to renew it. A revoked permit locks the owner out of reapplying for two years.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can short-term rental guests park on the street in Maui County?
What happens if neighbors report street parking by short-term rental guests?
Does the same onsite-parking rule apply to bed and breakfast homes?
Sources & Official References
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