Maui County, Hawaii

Redeemable Deed163,688 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

1 year from sale

Investor returnstate default

12% per annum on redemption

Governing statutestate default

Hawaii Revised Statutes Ch. 246

Notes

Hawaiʻi County-level tax-deed market (Maui County includes Maui, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi). Real Property Assessment Division values parcels; Real Property Tax / Finance enforces multi-year delinquencies under county code and HRS real property tax framework. Unlike Honolulu’s well-publicized Mission Memorial auctions or Hawaiʻi County’s hawaiipropertytax.com tax-sale page, Maui does not maintain a equally prominent standing tax-auction microsite — sales are announced via legal notice and county channels when held. Confirm current auction date, location, deposit, and payment rules directly with Real Property Tax (808-270-7697) and RPA (808-270-7297) before planning a trip. Post-2023 wildfire recovery and insurance/title issues require heightened diligence on West Maui and Lahaina-area parcels.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person public auction when announced (confirm current cycle with county)

Frequency

Periodically as announced via legal notice — no fixed public retail calendar located during research; call county before assuming inventory

Platform

Maui County Real Property Tax / Finance — tax sale (when announced) ↗

Deposit rules

Confirm in the current legal notice. Peer Hawaiʻi counties typically require immediate full payment by cashier’s check/money order/cash at sale — expect similar strict funds rules on Maui. No statewide online bidder portal.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Hawaiʻi county tax deeds generally cut off many junior private liens after proper sale, but federal tax liens and some governmental assessments can survive. Always run full title; island-specific water, shoreline, and SMA issues are separate from tax liens.

Quiet title

Practically often required for insurable title after a Hawaiʻi tax deed, especially before resale or financing.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Maui County Real Property Tax (Department of Finance) ↗

808-270-7697

Clerk of court

Maui Bureau of Conveyances / land records (state recording) + County Clerk ↗

Property appraiser

Maui County Real Property Assessment Division / qPublic ↗

808-270-7297

GIS / parcel map

Maui County qPublic real property search ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Central Maui / Kahului–Wailuku

Island employment and services core with more year-round housing demand than resort enclaves

Kihei / South Maui selective corridors

Tourism-adjacent renter and second-home demand; insurance and flood diligence essential

Upcountry / Makawao–Pukalani fringe

Residential demand with constrained inventory; underwrite access and utilities carefully