Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
N/A; Maui County does not publish a dependable general building-permit review time. Review duration varies because the application may be routed concurrently to multiple County and State approving agencies.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call 808-270-7250; building plan review: 808-270-7236 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
County of Maui Department of Public Works, Development Services Administration, Building Permit Section is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 808-270-7250; building plan review: 808-270-7236.
N/A; Maui County does not publish a dependable general building-permit review time. Review duration varies because the application may be routed concurrently to multiple County and State approving agencies.
Log into MAPPS Customer Self Service, open My Work or the Inspections tab for the permit case, and select REQUEST INSPECTIONS. MAPPS also displays inspection results. For assistance call 808-270-7250. Work performed without required inspections must be exposed for inspection; concealed work may require certification by a Hawaii-licensed contractor, architect, or structural engineer plus a recorded hold-harmless agreement, and a County final inspection is still required.
2018 International Building Code with Maui County amendments in Chapter 16.26C; 2018 International Residential Code with Hawaii amendments; 2018 International Existing Building Code with Hawaii amendments; 2018 International Energy Conservation Code with Hawaii and Maui County amendments; Maui County Chapter 16.25 administrative and supplemental provisions; applicable electrical and plumbing codes; NFPA 1 Fire Code with Hawaii and Maui amendments; and applicable zoning, flood-hazard, grading, driveway, wastewater, accessibility, and state requirements. Current Chapter 16.25 exemptions include qualifying one-story detached accessory structures up to 120 square feet; certain detached agricultural buildings up to 200 square feet; low detached unroofed decks; qualifying above-ground prefabricated residential pools up to 5,000 gallons; reroofing of qualifying one- and two-family dwellings and their accessory structures when structural components are not adversely affected; roof-mounted antennas and solar panels; qualifying window awnings; painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops, shelves, and similar finish work; nonfixed cases, racks, counters, and partitions up to 5 feet 9 inches; certain like-for-like system replacements; qualifying fences, retaining walls, site work, recreational structures, temporary tents, and maintenance repairs costing no more than $15,000 per structure in a 12-month period. Other laws and zoning still apply.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.