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Maui County
short-term rental taxes.

Tax and permit requirements for Maui County. Use your full address to find its governing authorities.

What you need to do in Maui County

From the linked source
  1. To do
    Meet the local rental conditions

    Bill 9 applies to transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned properties, not all vacation rentals. Confirm current zoning and phase-out applicability: View source . STRH and bed-and-breakfast permit routes are separate: View source.

  2. To do
    Get the Maui County short-term rental license or registration

    The record does not state the fee or term. The licensing office lists both.

  3. To do
    Register for your Hawaii GET and TAT licenses

    Register for a general excise tax (GET) and transient accommodations tax (TAT) license (Form BB-1, or online through Hawaii Tax Online) and file their returns. Every advertisement, including an online one, must show the TAT license number; fines start at $500 per day.

    State source

  4. To do
    Collect and remit the 18.5% combined local taxes yourself

    The record says booking platforms do not collect it, so you add it to every booking, platform and direct, and pay it to the authority.

  5. To do
    File your returns

    Filing frequency varies by tax liability. The record does not state the due day; the tax office's calendar has it.

    Filing portal

Verify each step with the authority before you file or apply. Source

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Before you use these figures

Rental eligibility

Bill 9 applies to transient vacation rentals in apartment-zoned properties, not all vacation rentals. Confirm current zoning and phase-out applicability: View source . STRH and bed-and-breakfast permit routes are separate: View source.

Check the recorded local source

What to know.

The published record for Maui County lists 18.5% combined lodging taxes. Check the component taxes and their filing requirements. Check your address for published guidance.

At a glance.

Combined lodging taxes
18.5%
State tax
See breakdown

Tax breakdown

The combined rate contains the tax layers shown below.

At a glance.

GET (general excise)
4.5%
State TAT
11%
County TAT surcharge
3%

Tax details

Exemptions, penalties, filing information, and effective dates from the linked sources.

Maui: Recorded filing portal

Open the filing portal (hitax.hawaii.gov)

Maui: Recorded remittance instructions

DOTAX Hawaii Tax Online (GET G-45/G-49 and TAT); county 3% surcharge to MCTAT (Maui County).

Maui: Recorded filing schedule

Filing frequency varies by tax liability.

Source for these notes: mauicounty.gov: tat

How local requirements apply

  • The published combined rate is 18.5%

    This figure combines the tax layers shown below.

  • Check the rules for your local area

    State and special district requirements are listed alongside the local lodging tax where applicable.

  • Find your property's jurisdiction

    Use the full address to find the governing tax and permit authorities.

Sources & confidence

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FigureValueSourceStatus
Maui County combined lodging taxes18.5%Source linked
GET (general excise)4.5%Source linked
State TAT11%Source linked
County TAT surcharge3%Source linked
Sources for the county taxes and local requirements shown above.

Local guides

Maui County has no incorporated cities: the county governs every address in it. Look up your exact address

Communities in Maui County

Communities in Maui County include Haiku-Pauwela, Haliimaile, Hana, Kaanapali, Kahului, Kapalua, Kaunakakai, Keokea, Kihei, Kualapuu, Kula, Lahaina, and 18 more. Maui County governs every address in them. These are Census-designated places, not separate tax authorities.