MCC §9.24.030
Exceptions to the curfew rules
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section lists situations where the curfew rules do not apply. It covers minors who are with a parent, on an errand, working, in an emergency, near home, at a supervised activity, or exercising legal rights. It also covers businesses that call police when a minor refuses to leave.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Exceptions
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.
A.
Sections 9.24.020 , 9.24.040 , and 9.24.050 of this chapter shall not apply to a minor when the minor:
1.
Is accompanied by the minor's parent, guardian, or other adult authorized by such
parent or guardian;
2.
Is on an errand at the direction of the minor's parent or guardian, or other adult
person having the care and custody of a minor, without any detour or stop;
3.
Has written permission to be present in public places or on public streets and roads
by the parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a minor;
4.
Is lawfully engaged in a business, trade, profession, occupation, or employment-related
activity; or going to or returning home from the place of employment or the location
of the employment or the location of the employment-related activity, without any
detour or stop;
5.
Is involved in an emergency;
6.
Is within fifty feet of the minor's residence;
7.
Is attending an official school, religious, or other recreational activity supervised
by adults or an organization that takes responsibility for the minor, including traveling
to or from the location of such activity, without any detour or stop;
8.
Is exercising rights protected by the first amendment to the United States Constitution
or article I, section 4 of the Hawaii State Constitution, such as the free exercise
of religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly, including traveling to
and from the location of such activities, without any detour or stop.
B.
Section 9.24.050 of this chapter shall not apply to any person being the keeper, operator, or person
in charge of any public place when that person: (1) promptly notifies the department
of police of the minor's presence on the establishment's premises during the hours
designated in section 9.24.020 of this chapter; and (2) asks the minor to leave and the minor refuses to do so.
(Ord. No. 3580, § 3, 2008; Ord. 2688 § 1, 1998; prior code § 22-13.3)
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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