MCC §20.40A.020
Definitions
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Definitions
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.
Whenever used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning indicated:
"Central Maui inland sand" means inland sand classified Qdo by USGS located within
the area shown on the map set forth in section 20.40A.080 .
"Director" means the director of public works.
"Inland sand" means "sand", as defined in section 20.08.020 of this title, located inland (mauka) from the "shoreline area", as defined in section
205A-41, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.
"Lot" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 19.04.040 of this code.
"Qdo" means older dune deposits (Holocene and Pleistocene).
"Sand mining" means extraction and removal of sand from a lot, except for the following:
1.
Activities required to comply with county, state, or federal regulations.
2.
Activities related to land management for agriculture, landscaping, and related uses
as described in subsection 20.08.030 (C) of this title where no inland sand is transported outside the same lot.
3.
Activities conducted pursuant to a valid permit issued prior to January 19, 2018.
( Ord. No. 4871 , § 2, 2018, eff. 7-19-2018)
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