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% revenue-target increases, compounding to an effective ~19% rise over two years. The 9% is a blended revenue target — individual tier increases range from +12% to +20% depending on usage level.

Rate Increases (Effective July 1, 2026)

Dollar amounts: Maui Now, Apr 30, 2026 — not in official Mayor's Proposed Budget documents

Sewer (FY27)

+9%

Following FY26 +9%

≈+19% compounded over 2 years (tiers vary +12–20%)

Single-Family Monthly

Base charge$51 → $61

Max usage$92.4 → $103.75

Max annual bill$1,245

Multi-Family Monthly

Base rate$78.6 → $89.5

++13.9% increase

Apartment complexes, condos, multi-unit residential

Refuse Collection

Maui / Molokai$37/mo

Lanai$18 → $18.5/mo

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

Treatment Facilities5

Pump Stations42

Pipeline Miles265+ mi

Gallons/Day Treated14M+

Accounts Served23,000+

Recycled Water Customers~50 customers

Recycled Water Delivered4M gal/day

Wastewater FTEs (FY27)102 (+1)

Operations program; full division 127 FTEs incl. Admin

Solid Waste System

Operating Landfills4

Closed Landfills (monitored)6

Residential Accounts26,000+

Tons Landfilled Annually275,000

C&D Material Processed40,000 tons/yr

Recycling Centers7

Solid Waste FTEs (FY27)99 (+3)

Operations program; full division 113 FTEs incl. Admin

General Fund Subsidy$22.3M

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

Wildfire Aftermath

◆Building Permanent Disposal Site (PDS) for Lahaina wildfire debris

◆Multiple Lahaina wastewater pump stations damaged and under repair

◆Ongoing collection system damage assessment into FY27

◆Solid Waste and Wastewater workloads elevated — pump stations, debris disposal, system assessments ongoing

◆Solid Waste recycling section reorganized (moved from EP&S to Solid Waste Division)

Sources & MethodologyOfficial budget documents ↗

050-06Environmental Management Budget

pp. 203–252

All wastewater and solid waste operational facts, budget figures, staffing counts, General Fund subsidy, wildfire narrative, and program restructuring.

040-03Revenue Overview

Fig. 4-27

Sewer revenue growth (+3.3%) and 9% rate increase confirmation. General Fund subsidy calculation from 050-06 Transfers Out.

External sources (Maui Now, April 30, 2026): specific sewer and refuse fee dollar amounts ($51→$61 base, $92.4→$103.75 max, $78.6→$89.5 multi-family, $37/mo Maui/Molokai, $18→$18.5 Lanai). These figures are not in FY27 Mayor's Proposed Budget documents. FTE counts shown are Operations program only — full divisions are larger (Wastewater 127, Solid Waste 113).

⚠ FY27 budget adopted by Council (9–0, June 5) and signed by Mayor Bissen (June 19). Line-item figures shown are from Mayor's Proposed source documents; Council modifications totaled ~$8.4M.