Maui Bill 9, Bill 88 & Short-Term Rental Zoning: What Condo Owners and Buyers Need to Know

Kapalua Bay Villas

The Kapalua Bay Villas are an Apartment Zoned condominium located in the Kapalua Resort

The conversation surrounding Maui’s short-term rentals has evolved significantly over the past two years. What began as a proposal to phase out transient vacation rental use in certain apartment-zoned condominium properties has now become one of the most important zoning and land-use issues affecting Maui condo buyers, sellers, and property owners.

In response to Maui’s affordable housing crisis, Mayor Richard Bissen introduced Bill 9 in 2024 with the goal of phasing out short-term rental use in apartment-zoned properties. After months of community input, debate,…

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Each year, Maui County does two things: assesses the value of the property AND sets new rates for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from July 1st-June 30th.  The Maui County Council has proposed the rates below for 2026-2027 as well as a summary of how they've changed over the years.

Maui County Property Tax Rates 2026 vs Prior Years

Rates are per $1000 of assessed value.  In 2020, the County introduced a new Tiered assessment.  Prior to that, there was a flat rate per the classification. The ranges of the tiers have been changed since first introduced.

Maui Property Tax Rates 2026, Maui STR Property Tax Rates 2026, Maui Owner Occupant Tax Rates

How have Maui Property Taxes Changed? What increased in 2026 vs. 2025?

  • Owner Occupied/Homeowner.  Tier 1 (0%),  Tier 2 (0%), Tier 3 (-13%)
  • Non-Owner Occupied.  Tier 1 (+6%),…

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May 18, 2026

In a historic meeting, the County of Maui announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc. (MLP) to acquire its West Maui water infrastructure, which includes the water supply to the Kapalua Resort.  This acquisition is the latest in an effort to provide more security to West Maui residents an move one of the county's most valuable resources away from private companies and into the hands of the government. 

Maui County has many privately held water companies, which are a vestige of the old sugar and Pineapple Companies.  A lack of water has been cited as a barrier to building much-needed affordable housing for local residents in the wake of the Lahaina fire. 

In…

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Each month, the Realtor's Association of Maui publishes updates on the Maui real estate market. 

Maui Real Estate Statistics March 2026

The Maui Real Estate Market

The Maui real estate market in March 2026 is defined by increased selectivity and emerging opportunity. After several years of rapid appreciation during the covid era, the market is recalibrating—creating a more balanced environment across both Maui homes for sale and Maui condos for sale.

While pricing has softened in certain segments, underlying demand remains strong in Maui’s resort communities of Wailea and Makena.

Key Maui Real Estate Statistics – March 2026

  • Median Price (Single-Family): $1,200,000 ↓ 7.3% (homes) ↓ 17.7% (condos)
  • New Listings: ↓ 23.9% (homes), ↓ 18.5% (condos)
  • Pending Sales: ↓ 8.1%…

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In the press release issued on November 17, 2025, Maui County Council has scheduled a special Council Meeting for the First Reading of Bill 9.

For Immediate Release: 

Press Release by:

Alice L. Lee, Chair
Maui County Council
media@mauicounty.us

First reading of Bill 9 on TVRs in apartment districts scheduled for Dec. 1

WAILUKU, HawaiĘ»i (Nov. 17, 2025)—The bill that would phase out transient vacation rental uses in the apartment zoning districts is being scheduled for a special council meeting Dec. 1 at 9 a.m., Council Chair Alice L. Lee announced today.

The Housing and Land Use Committee received Bill 9, CD1 (2025) approved by the Department of the Corporation Counsel as to form and legality Oct. 8, Lee said. Subsequently, committee Chair…

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Today, July 24th, the Maui County Council's Housing and Land Use Committee advanced Bill 9, CD-1.

Per the Council's Facebook page: "The Housing and Land Use Committee on Thursday recommended the council pass Bill 9, CD1 (2025) on first reading. The committee report will attach the updated version of the bill, incorporating the committee's amendments, for posting on a future council agenda. The amended bill would phase out transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned districts over three years in West Maui and five years elsewhere. The committee's file on the bill is available online: tinyurl.com/Bill9file"

In final comments by Council Members, while the hope was it would provide affordable housing and prevent residents from moving to the mainland,…

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UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED BAN ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN MAUI'S APARTMENT DISTRICTS

Click to read Update as of July 24, 2026

The Maui County Council's Housing and Land Use Committee voted 6-3 in favor of passing Bill 9, which would serve to phase out Transient Vacation Rentals in Maui County's Apartment Districts.

>The Bill will now go to the council for a second reading and a final vote. That said, as all nine council members are committee members, in all likelihood, the vote will remain the same.

Update as of July 3, 2025

After hearing passionate testimony in favor and opposition of the ban on Short Term Rentals in Maui's apartment districts, the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee began deliberations in a closed executive…

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Each year, Maui County does two things: assesses the value of the property AND sets new rates for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from July 1st-June 30th.  The Maui County Council has proposed the rates below for 2025-2026 as well as a summary of how they've changed over the years.

Maui County Property Tax Rates 2025 vs Prior Years

Rates are per $1000 of assessed value.  In 2020, the County introduced a new Tiered assessment.  Prior to that, there was a flat rate per the classification. 

Classification 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Owner Occupied  $1.65-$5.75 $1.80-$3.25 $1.90-2.75 $2.00-2.71 $2.41-2.71 $2.51-2.61 $2.90 $2.85 $2.86 $2.70 …

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UPDATE ON THE PROPOSED BAN ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN MAUI'S APARTMENT DISTRICTS

Click to read Update on July 24, 2025

Update as of June 18, 2025:

The County Council heard in person and online testimony on June 9, 2025. Hundreds came to testify and were given three minutes.  Every person that testified were passionate in their position, some for and some against the bill, each raising excellent points about an issue that is pressing here in Maui County: affordable housing and how can we create more of it? 

Written testimony about Bill 9 can be viewed online here

The next public hearing will be on June 18, 2025.  

Maui County to hear bill to ban short term rentals

On Monday June 9, 2025 Maui County will hold a public hearing regarding Bill 9 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE…

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Each month, the Realtor's Association of Maui publishes updates on the Maui real estate market. 

Maui Real Estate Statistics January 2025

The Maui Real Estate Report for the first month of 2025 notes:

U.S. existing-home sales advanced for the third straight month, climbing 2.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.24 million units, a 10-month high, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Sales were up 9.3% year-over-year, driven largely by purchases of homes priced $500,000 and above. Month-over-month, sales rose in the South, Northeast, and the West but fell in the Midwest, with all four regions reporting year-over-year gains.

New Listings decreased 6.4 percent for Single Family homes but increased 8.6 percent for Condominium homes. Pending Sales decreased…

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