West Maui Condo Market Update: January-August, 2026 

Whaler at Kaanapali Condo for Sale

Featured Listing: The Whaler at Kaanapali 412

Eight months into 2026, the West Maui condominium market has continued to shift in the direction we flagged in our mid-year update: more transactions, softer pricing, and longer marketing timelines. This report compares closed sales from January 1 through August 31, 2026, against the same window in 2025, across West Maui overall and its four component districts — Kapalua Resort, Napili/Kahana/Honokowai, Kaanapali, and Lahaina — and adds current absorption rates by price range so buyers and sellers can see exactly how much supply is on the market relative to the pace of sales.

Below is a look at what moved across West Maui overall, then district…

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Maui Vacation Rental (Transient Accommodations) FAQ's

Maui's short-term rental landscape has changed more in the last nine months than in the previous two decades, and it continues to evolve.

The County Council passed Bill 9 (Ordinance 5909) in December 2025, launching the largest short-term rental phase-out in Hawaiʻi's history. Under Bill 9, more than 7,000 apartment-zoned units that have operated as legal vacation rentals must cease short-term rental use by January 1, 2029 in West Maui and January 1, 2031 in the rest of the county. The legislation's goal is to convert these units into long-term, affordable housing for Maui residents.

In the wake of the ensuing litigation, the County Council passed Bill 88 (Ordinance 6008) in June 2026 — a…

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