County Services
Sewer, wastewater, and solid waste — the services every Maui resident depends on. While property taxes are essentially flat for FY27, sewer rates are seeing back-to-back 9% increases, compounding to an effective +18.8% rise over two years.
Rate Increases (Effective July 1, 2026)
Sewer (FY27)
+9%
Following FY26 +9%
≈++18.8% compounded over 2 years
Single-Family Monthly
Multi-Family Monthly
++13.9% increase
Apartment complexes, condos, multi-unit residential
Refuse Collection
Note: These are county service fees — not property taxes. The political distinction matters: fees can be raised without being characterized as a “tax increase,” yet the household cost impact is identical. With property taxes flat (+$22K on $660M), fees are doing the heavy lifting.
Note on tier math: The 9% is the overall revenue increase target from 040-03. Individual tier dollar amounts (from Maui Now) show varying percentage changes per tier (base +19.6%, max usage +12.3%, multi-family +13.9%) — this is normal for tiered rate structures where the blended effect equals the stated 9% overall increase. Specific dollar amounts are not independently verifiable from budget documents.
Wastewater System
Operations program; full division 127 FTEs incl. Admin
Solid Waste System
Operations program; full division 113 FTEs incl. Admin
Notable Budget Changes — Environmental Management
| Line Item | FY26 | FY27 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin Other Costs | $1.3M | $2.5M | +99.3% | $1.25M county grant subsidy for Maalaea Village Association to eliminate wastewater injection wells — environmental compliance, not wildfire-related (050-06 expansion budget) |
| Equipment | $7.2M | $8.2M | +14.6% | |
| Premium Pay | $2.9M | $2.3M | -20.6% | Declining overtime |
| General Fund Subsidy | $23.7M | $22.3M | -5.9% | Taxpayer subsidy shrinking slightly |