MCC §20.40A.010
Why this law pauses inland sand mining
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This law pauses mining of inland sand in central Maui. The pause lets the county study the sand supply and write rules to protect the environment, cultural sites, and burial sites. Mining can start again only after new rules are passed and the sand study is updated.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Purpose
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.
The purpose of this chapter is to declare a moratorium on mining of central Maui inland
sand to conduct further analysis required to establish regulations for mining inland
sand to protect Maui's environment and limited natural resources and prevent the disturbance
of Hawaiian historical, cultural, or archaeological sites, and unmarked human burial
sites. The Maui Inland Sand Resource Quantification Study (2006) found the remaining
inland sand inventory is limited to approximately 970,000 tons. Given the finite nature
of this important natural resource, it is necessary to limit and regulate the mining
of inland sand until such time as: 1) an ordinance regulating the mining, extracting,
or removing of inland sand is adopted, and 2) the Maui Inland Sand Resource Quantification
Study (2006) is updated.
( Ord. No. 4871 , § 2, 2018, eff. 7-19-2018)
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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