Buying a Home in Kihei
Buying in Kihei follows Hawaii's standard purchase process, within a real, currently cooling South Maui market and a real, dated short-term-rental policy shift buyers should weigh directly.
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Kihei homes received approximately 1 offer on average and sold in around 130 days as of this pass's research -- genuinely less competitive than many mainland Tier A markets this project has documented.
Confirm a condo's STVR status directly
Maui County's Bill 9 (signed December 15, 2025) will phase out apartment-zoned short-term-rental permits in South Maui by January 1, 2031 -- confirm any target condo's current zoning and STVR-permit status directly before buying it as an income property.
Maui County's tiered property-tax classification
Maui County's owner-occupied nominal rate (~$6.00-$7.00/$1,000 assessed) runs notably below its non-owner-occupied/short-term-rental rate (up to $13.00/$1,000) -- confirm a target property's exact classification directly.
Key takeaways
- Kihei's buying environment runs genuinely less competitive than many mainland Tier A markets despite high prices.
- Confirm a target condo's short-term-rental permit status directly given Maui's real 2025 phase-out law.
- Maui County's property-tax rate varies substantially by a property's owner-occupied vs. rental classification.
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