What zoning covers the resort condos along South Kihei Road?

Most of the oceanfront strip is zoned B-2 (Business), which permits the mix of condo-hotel, visitor-retail, and resort uses that line South Kihei Road.

How do I find the zoning for a Kihei parcel?

Look up the parcel's TMK number on the Maui County Department of Planning's GIS zoning map. For South Maui, also check the South Maui Community Plan, since infrastructure capacity has constrained new entitlements independent of base zoning.

Is Kihei zoning different from Kahului's?

Both use the same Title 19 Maui County Code, but the mix differs — Kihei is dominated by residential (R-1/R-2/R-3) and resort-oriented Business (B-2) zoning, while Kahului carries more Industrial (M-1) zoning around its harbor and airport.

Kihei, Hawaii · city zoning districts · 7 districts

Kihei, HI zoning map & districts

Kihei is zoned under the same Title 19 of the Maui County Code that governs all of Maui, administered by the county Department of Planning, but its zoning pattern reflects its role as South Maui's fastest-growing resort and residential corridor rather than Kahului's industrial base. Residential districts (R-1, R-2, R-3) cover the bulk of Kihei's inland subdivisions, distinguished by minimum lot size, while the makai (ocean-side) strip along South Kihei Road is largely Business (B-1, B-2) zoning supporting the resort, condo, and visitor-retail economy.

The code Maui County Code, Title 19 (Zoning)

Kihei zoning map

The Maui County Department of Planning publishes the Title 19 zoning code and GIS zoning map; confirm parcel zoning by TMK number, and cross-check against the South Maui Community Plan for infrastructure and entitlement constraints.

There is no link to the official map here yet — confirm current district boundaries directly with the Kihei planning or zoning department.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Kihei

Kihei's growth is governed in practice as much by the Maui Island Plan and South Maui Community Plan as by the base zoning map — infrastructure capacity (particularly wastewater and traffic) has been a binding constraint on new entitlements in recent years, so a parcel's zoning designation alone doesn't guarantee developable capacity without a community-plan and infrastructure check.

Kihei zoning districts by family

The 7 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Kihei, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the Maui County Code, Title 19 (Zoning) — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 3 districts
R-1	Single-Family Residential	Confirmed current Maui County residential district.
R-2	Single-Family Residential	Confirmed current Maui County residential district.
R-3	Single-Family Residential	Confirmed current Maui County residential district.
Commercial 2 districts
B-1	Business-Neighborhood	Confirmed current district.
B-2	Business-Community	Confirmed current district.
Special purpose 2 districts
AG	Agriculture	Correct code for Agricultural district; dataset's 'A-1' is actually the Apartment district, not agricultural.
H-1	Hotel	Major district missing from dataset; Kihei is Maui's principal resort/hotel corridor.

Kihei zoning — common questions

What zoning covers the resort condos along South Kihei Road?: Most of the oceanfront strip is zoned B-2 (Business), which permits the mix of condo-hotel, visitor-retail, and resort uses that line South Kihei Road.
How do I find the zoning for a Kihei parcel?: Look up the parcel's TMK number on the Maui County Department of Planning's GIS zoning map. For South Maui, also check the South Maui Community Plan, since infrastructure capacity has constrained new entitlements independent of base zoning.
Is Kihei zoning different from Kahului's?: Both use the same Title 19 Maui County Code, but the mix differs — Kihei is dominated by residential (R-1/R-2/R-3) and resort-oriented Business (B-2) zoning, while Kahului carries more Industrial (M-1) zoning around its harbor and airport.

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Kihei zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.