For Maui County permit history, use the parcel’s Tax Map Key (TMK) to connect two official routes: MAPPS public search for permit and inspection case information, and County Public Documents for issued-permit images, approved plans, as-builts, and older property books. The County’s document gateway points to MAPPS permits starting April 18, 2022. A result in one place is not the full set of records in the other. A missing result does not prove that no permit was issued.
Choose the record, then the screen
The County’s Online Services page links both systems. Make the choice from the question you need answered:
- “What happened to this permit case?” Search MAPPS for the permit, plan, inspection, or code case and read the record type and status shown there.
- “Can I find an issued permit or approved drawing?” Open County Public Documents, then choose Issued Permits/Plans or All Docs for TMK. The menu also has separate categories for civil as-builts, final subdivision plats, and pre-1987 real-property books.
- “I have a recent application, but not its public attachments.” MAPPS permits public searches without an account, while the County says some review information and attachments are visible only to a listed contact. The applicant’s dashboard and the public result are different views.
The County says the TMK is the most complete search key for Public Documents. Keep the TMK from your property paperwork beside any case or permit number so you can compare the two systems without relying on a street-address match alone. For why an assessment identifier and a permit record serve different jobs, see our city-or-county permit search guide.
Search MAPPS by address, TMK, or case number
The County’s MAPPS search guide says a visitor can enter an address, TMK, case number, or another term without registering. After choosing a result, open the permit, plan, inspection, or case number to see its public details. If a broad search is noisy, select a record type such as Permits before opening Advanced; the available fields change with that type.
If an address is rejected, the County’s MAPPS FAQ advises using only the street number and name, omitting the suffix such as Road or Drive, then clicking the search icon. Try the TMK or case number next. This is documented guidance, not a search we ran against a property. A missing dashboard item can also reflect contact access, so do not treat “not in My Work” as the same thing as “no County record.”
Use Public Documents for the image or older context
The Public Documents gateway lists All Docs for TMK, Issued Permits/Plans, Parcel Information, Civil As Builts, and older field and ownership books as separate choices. Its indexed Issued Permits/Plans form describes fields for permit type or number, TMK, address, city, and other identifiers. It shows the TMK as island, zone, section, plat, parcel, and CPR without dashes. Use the identifier you actually know; do not invent a parcel number from an address.
The gateway says historic and recent information may be excluded. Its home page and issued-permit form timed out during this check, so those menu and form details come from the County’s indexed page text and links on its active Online Services page, not from a completed live query. If the category or form does not load, the County’s case-type contact directory routes building permits and stand-alone occupancy certificates to DSA Building Permits at (808) 270-7250. Ask that section to locate the older file or identify its custodian; give the TMK, any permit number, document type, and approximate work date. DSA administers the County’s building and related construction records.
Finally, match the document to your question. An issued permit or a plan image does not, by itself, show that inspections were completed or a certificate of occupancy was issued. MAPPS can show inspection records, and the Issued Permits/Plans category includes certificates of occupancy; seek the dated final record if completion matters. Our certificate-of-occupancy comparison explains that distinction, while the address-not-found guide covers identity problems that survive a second search.
Official Maui County sources checked September 28, 2026 (UTC). No individual address, TMK, case, or permit was queried; no document was downloaded or records request submitted.