Maui County · County of Maui
Maui County
One county governs three inhabited islands: Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi. It has no neighborhood board system. The county plans by community plan area, and three planning commissions, one for each island, publish the agendas where projects appear.
Boundaries: Maui County Community Plan Boundaries, State of Hawaiʻi GIS. Kahoʻolawe (dashed) is uninhabited. A locator map, not for measurement.
The eight areas
| Community plan area | Island | ZIP codes it overlaps | Agendas matched to it |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Maui | Maui | 96761 | Maui Planning Commission |
| Kīhei-Mākena | Maui | 96753, 96790, 96793 | South Maui Advisory Committee; Maui Planning Commission |
| Wailuku-Kahului | Maui | 96732, 96779, 96793 | Maui Planning Commission |
| Makawao-Pukalani-Kula | Maui | 96768, 96790 | Maui Planning Commission |
| Pāʻia-Haʻikū | Maui | 96708, 96768, 96779 | Maui Planning Commission |
| Hāna | Maui | 96708, 96713, 96790 | Hāna Advisory Committee; Maui Planning Commission |
| Molokaʻi | Molokaʻi | 96729, 96748, 96757, 96770 | Molokaʻi Planning Commission |
| Lānaʻi | Lānaʻi | 96763 | Lānaʻi Planning Commission |
Areas: Maui County Community Plan Boundaries, State of Hawaiʻi GIS (the layer spells names without ʻokina or kahakō; the spellings here are the Ledger's). ZIP codes: Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that overlap each area. Bodies are matched to areas by name. Which body decides each kind of application was verified Sept. 19, 2026 from the county code and the commissions' rules: who decides what.
Land use: items on file
Maui County land useFrom the planning commissions' agendas, read Sept. 19, 2026, in the county's words. 4 agendas have been read for items so far.
Latest board and commission agendas
All meetingsFrom the county's Agenda Center feeds, read Sept. 19, 2026. Titles are the county's. The Ledger lists agendas; it has not summarized them.
Who holds county office
County of Maui Mayor
| Jurisdiction | Incumbent | Next election |
|---|---|---|
| County of Maui | Richard Bissen | 2026 |
4 year term beginning noon on second day of January following election. Maximum of 2 consecutive full terms.
County of Maui Councilmembers
| Jurisdiction | Incumbent | Next election |
|---|---|---|
| East Maui | Shane Sinenci | 2026 |
| West Maui | Tamara Paltin | 2026 |
| Wailuku-Waihee-Waikapu | Alice Lee | 2026 |
| Kahului | Kauanoe Batangan | 2026 |
| South Maui | Tom Cook | 2026 |
| Makawao-Haiku-Paia | Nohe Uu-Hodgins | 2026 |
| Upcountry | Yuki Lei Sugimura | 2026 |
| Lanai | Gabe Johnson | 2026 |
| Molokai | Keani Rawlins-Fernandez | 2026 |
2 year term beginning noon on second day of January following election. Maximum of 5 consecutive full terms. On December 16, 2025, Councilmember Kauanoe Batangan was appointed by Mayor Richard Bissen to fill the vacancy created upon the passing of Tasha Kama.
From the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Elections' Elected Officials page, read Sept. 19, 2026, names and terms as the office prints them. Other county pages and agendas print some names differently; each page prints its own source's form.
Every ZIP code in Maui County
19Maui ZIP codes: 96708, 96713, 96732, 96733, 96753, 96761, 96767, 96768, 96779, 96784, 96788, 96790, 96793
- 96708 USPS: Haiku: Pāʻia-Haʻikū, Hāna
- 96713 USPS: Hana: Hāna
- 96732 USPS: Kahului: Wailuku-Kahului
- 96733 USPS: Kahului: P.O. box ZIP code, Kahului; no Census figures
- 96753 USPS: Kihei: Kīhei-Mākena
- 96761 USPS: Lahaina: West Maui
- 96767 USPS: Lahaina: P.O. box ZIP code, Lahaina; no Census figures
- 96768 USPS: Makawao: Makawao-Pukalani-Kula, Pāʻia-Haʻikū
- 96779 USPS: Paia: Pāʻia-Haʻikū, Wailuku-Kahului
- 96784 USPS: Kahului: P.O. box ZIP code, Kahului; no Census figures
- 96788 USPS: Pukalani: P.O. box ZIP code, Makawao; no Census figures
- 96790 USPS: Kula: Makawao-Pukalani-Kula, Hāna, Kīhei-Mākena
- 96793 USPS: Wailuku: Wailuku-Kahului, Kīhei-Mākena
Molokaʻi ZIP codes: 96729, 96742, 96748, 96757, 96770
- 96729 USPS: Hoolehua: Molokaʻi
- 96742 USPS: Kalaupapa: Kalaupapa (Kalawao County). USPS lists it as a P.O. box ZIP code; it has no Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area, so the Ledger has no Census figures for it.
- 96748 USPS: Kaunakakai: Molokaʻi
- 96757 USPS: Kualapuu: Molokaʻi
- 96770 USPS: Maunaloa: Molokaʻi
Lānaʻi ZIP codes: 96763
ZIP codes: the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that overlap the Ledger's areas here, with the post office locale name from the USPS PostalPro ZIP Locale Detail, October 2026 file. ZIP codes USPS lists with no Census tabulation area, mostly P.O. box ZIP codes, are placed by their USPS city.