MCC §14.21A.240
Getting a search warrant when access is refused
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗If County officials are refused entry to a property and have good reason to believe there is a violation or need to inspect, they can ask a court for a search warrant. This section only explains when they can seek a warrant.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Search warrants
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
If the director and/or authorized County employees have been refused access to a building,
structure, or property, or any part thereof, and are able to demonstrate probable
cause to believe that there may be a violation of this article, or that there is need
to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program of the
County designed to verify compliance with this article or any permit or order issued
hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community,
then the director may seek issuance of a search warrant through the circuit court
of the second circuit, State of Hawaii.
(Ord. 2760 § 4 (part), 1999)
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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