Maui County, HI Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

02 of the Maui County Code, Cleaning and Maintaining Sidewalks, puts the maintenance burden on private landowners rather than the County. 020 requires every owner whose land "abuts or adjoins a County street" to continually maintain the abutting sidewalk or shoulder, keeping it clean, passable and free from weeds and noxious growths. The chapter defines "owner" broadly to include a fee simple owner, lessee of record, administrator, receiver, trustee or property-management agent, but exempts owners of agricultural-district lots larger than fifteen acres. "Sidewalk" is defined as the portion of a street between the curbline or road pavement and the adjacent property line, including any setback strip the County acquired for road widening.

030 gives the owner twenty days to clean the sidewalk before the County steps in, performs the work itself, and charges the cost back to the owner; if the owner does not pay immediately, the County can collect through an action in district court. 040 requires that notice be sent by certified mail to the owner's last known address. 050 adds that an owner who fails to comply must indemnify the County against injury or damage claims arising from the unmaintained sidewalk, and lets the County seek an injunction to force compliance. 030.