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Local guide

Kihei, HI short-term rental rules and official checklist

Kihei STR permission is address- and program-specific under Maui County rules. This guide connects the MAPPS STRH application, inspection and approved-list checks to the Hawaii/Maui lodging-tax estimate without treating the list as a blanket entitlement.

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Compliance layers

A Clear Answer, Then a Path Forward.

Critical Finding

See whether the property can operate now, what blocks it, and which exception may apply.

Address Context

Confirm zoning, current land use, jurisdiction, and the rules that actually govern the address.

Required Approvals

Get the permits, licenses, documents, inspections, and tax registrations needed before launch.

Recommended Path

Follow prioritized next steps, deadlines, renewal duties, and viable alternatives when rules change.

Occupancy tax calculator

Estimate occupancy tax in Kihei

Enter the nightly rate and stay length to estimate the lodging taxes and guest total for this jurisdiction.

Gross rent$150.00 × 3 nights
$450.00
Hawaii state transient accommodations tax (11%) $450.00 × 11%
$49.50
Maui County transient accommodations tax (3%) $450.00 × 3%
$13.50
Estimated taxes and fees
$63.00

Guest pays

$513.00

Assumptions used

  • Room-charge base: The displayed estimate applies the listed rates to nightly room charges only. Mandatory fees, if taxable in the jurisdiction, are called out separately as factors rather than silently included.

What may change the final amount

  • Hawaii General Excise Tax. GET and its county surcharge are business taxes; they are not automatically included in this guest-facing occupancy estimate because the official guest-tax formula does not require adding them to TAT.
  • Gross rental proceeds and fee accounting. Hawaii TAT is based on taxable rental proceeds and accounting/fee treatment can change the amount; this calculator uses room charge only.
  • Source-backed scope note. The 2026 Hawaii state TAT and Maui County 3% layer are included; GET and property-specific filing details remain outside the simplified estimate.
  • Local permission evidence is not a tax input. The official local program, zoning, licensing, inspection, permit, and enforcement sources are disclosed for the linked STR page; they do not create an additional calculator rate unless an official source establishes an exact tax rule.
Open the full occupancy tax calculator

Estimated tax is $63.00. Estimated guest total is $513.00.

Estimate only. Verify the property jurisdiction, exemptions, taxable charges, filing duties, and marketplace collection with the linked official sources.

Answer first

Start with the Kihei address and Maui County program

Kihei properties must be checked against the Maui County program and Community Plan Region before relying on an STR listing or tax estimate.

The MAPPS STRH page requires an application and fully processed Land Use Designation Form; processing may take several months and fees follow the annual budget ordinance.

The County approved STRH list can show a listed program record, but the County states the list does not itself grant an entitlement.

  • Local gate

    Maui County MAPPS STRH/TVR path Resolve the address, program, zoning, and any DSA inspection requirements.

  • Modeled tax

    Hawaii TAT 11% + Maui County TAT 3% GET and other source-backed factors remain visible outside the base estimate.

Local authorization

Resolve the Maui County authorization path

Use MAPPS and the County’s current program records to establish which permit path applies to the property.

  • Check the Community Plan Region

    Confirm whether the address can use the STRH pathway and which local program applies.

    Required

  • Prepare the MAPPS application

    Complete the Land Use Designation Form and required application materials.

    Required

  • Check inspection requirements

    Use the DSA miscellaneous-inspection workflow per structure when the applicable program requires it.

    Required

  • Verify the approved-list record

    Treat a Kihei entry as evidence about the listed record only, not as a blanket entitlement for other units.

    Required

Lodging tax

Use the declared calculator boundary

The calculator shows the source-backed Hawaii and Maui TAT layers and keeps GET/booking-channel factors visible.

Modeled lodging layers
Hawaii TAT 11% + Maui County TAT 3%The result is a base estimate for the declared room-charge scenario; GET and address/program duties remain separate.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The County list is address/program evidence and the County states it does not itself grant an entitlement.

Check the Community Plan Region and use the Maui County MAPPS STRH path, including the fully processed Land Use Designation Form where required.

The base profile models Hawaii TAT and Maui County TAT; GET and other source-backed factors remain visible separately.